Bangui vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2071
🏠 One person rent	$226	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$908
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	77
😀 Quality of life	6	63
🏙️ Population	889K	10.6M

The cost of living in Bangui is 32% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8546th and 6641st ($518 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Central African Republic and Indonesia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 9268th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Jakarta

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	Bangui	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$9494

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$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

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$577
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$541
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$419
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$605
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$553
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$524
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$596
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$522
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$530
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$571
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$401
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$378
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$551
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$438
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$517
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$512
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$508
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$506
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$550
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$447
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$441
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$453
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$420
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$434
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$507
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$530
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$487
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$470
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$499
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$512
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$427
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$558
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$388
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$495
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$518
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$458
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$459
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549