Bangui vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1305
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2467
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$581
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$4390
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	6	91
🏙️ Population	889K	2.3M

The cost of living in Bangui is 77% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8532nd and 1229th ($513 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 9267th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Houston

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	Bangui	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$18964

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182