Bangui vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangui	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$4659
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	13	96
🏙️ Population	889K	2.3M

The cost of living in Bangui is 78% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8641st and 1367th ($506 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1144th in the Central African Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 9225th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangui	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.85%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.94	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3817	$22291

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$801
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$478
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$477
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$833
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$843
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$490
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$489
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$666
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$601
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$576
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$946
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$567
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$759
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$524
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$699
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1156
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$821
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1209
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$860
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$514
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$590
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$627
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$738
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$533
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$490
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1272
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$494
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$490
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$476
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$938
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$743
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$505
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$533
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$373
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123