Bangui vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$225	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$1614
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	74
😀 Quality of life	8	62
🏙️ Population	889K	4.43M

The cost of living in Bangui is 51% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8489th and 5031st ($526 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Central African Republic and South Africa, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 9279th and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Johannesburg

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	Bangui	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$5503

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915