Bangui vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$221	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$792
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$76.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	68
😀 Quality of life	6	68
🏙️ Population	889K	2.95M

The cost of living in Bangui is 44% less expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5990th ($513 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 Izmir. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 9267th and 3369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Izmir

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	Bangui	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$8.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$35.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$523
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$12.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	35.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$58.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$9671

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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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258