Bangui vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$226	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	6	58
🏙️ Population	889K	4.43M

The cost of living in Bangui is 52% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8546th and 5069th ($518 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 9268th and 5446th 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	$2.91	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$5865

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045