Bangui vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$221	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	7	53
😀 Quality of life	6	44
🏙️ Population	889K	1.68M

The cost of living in Bangui is 27% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6903rd ($513 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Uganda, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 9267th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Kampala

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	Bangui	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$4369

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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 Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638