Bangui vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$4672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
6
92
🏙️ Population
889K
2.3M

The cost of living in Bangui is 77% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8546th and 1258th ($518 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th 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 0.8 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 13th in the United States, while ranked 9268th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$5.52
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$22908

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$488
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$810
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$796
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$493
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$666
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$492
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$764
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$724
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$701
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$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$855
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$616
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$794
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$529
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$714
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1368
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$933
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1201
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$826
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$584
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$589
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1041
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$655
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$710
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$852
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$529
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$812
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$500
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$494
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$545
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$944
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$702
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$513
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$531
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$374
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801

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$2063
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$2004
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