Bangui vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$221	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	6	53
🏙️ Population	889K	2.49M

The cost of living in Bangui is 49% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5424th ($513 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Angola, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 9267th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Luanda

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	Bangui	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961