Bangui vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$221	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	6	65
🏙️ Population	889K	9.94M

The cost of living in Bangui is 48% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5647th ($513 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Peru, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 9267th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Lima

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	Bangui	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697