Bangui vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$221	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	6	76
🏙️ Population	889K	15.7M

The cost of living in Bangui is 59% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4347th ($513 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Turkey, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 9267th and 850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Istanbul

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	Bangui	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899