Bangui vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$4010
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1101
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$405
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$1351
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	6	82
🏙️ Population	889K	546K

The cost of living in Bangui is 70% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8546th and 2758th ($518 vs $1738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and Portugal, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.8 months in Lisbon. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Lisbon ranked 1st in Portugal, while ranked 9268th and 437th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Lisbon

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	Bangui	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1300
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$6911
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$3548
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$7.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$6.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$86.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$16143

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1694
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1385
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1401
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1460
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1418
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1293
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1332
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1618
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1460
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1453
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1491
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1408
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1471
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1534
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1834
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1412
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1357
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1202
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1266
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1348
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1312
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1350
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1323
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1314
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1321
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1301
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1425
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1237
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1256
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1624
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1206
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1351
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1275
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1213
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1249
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1228
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1235
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1162