Bangui vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bangui | Lubumbashi | |
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| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Bangui is 54% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8582nd and 4943rd ($522 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the DR Congo comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.1 months in Lubumbashi. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Lubumbashi ranked 4th in the DR Congo, while ranked 9253rd and 9166th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bangui vs Lubumbashi
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| Bangui | Lubumbashi | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 183 km or 114 mi |  Gemena | |
| 308 km or 192 mi |  Berberati | |
| 449 km or 279 mi | Bria | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Mbandaka | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Bumba | |
| 532 km or 330 mi |  Sarh | |
| 641 km or 398 mi |  Ngaoundere | |
| 745 km or 463 mi | Bongor | |
| 783 km or 487 mi | Yaounde | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Garoua | |
| 833 km or 518 mi | Maroua | |
| 837 km or 520 mi |  Gamboma | |
| 852 km or 529 mi | Kisangani | |
| 878 km or 545 mi |  Mubi | |
| 911 km or 566 mi | Bafoussam | |
| 943 km or 586 mi | N'Djamena | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | Bamenda | |
| 983 km or 611 mi | Douala | |
| 1011 km or 628 mi | Kumba | |
| 1018 km or 632 mi |  Bata | |
| 1020 km or 634 mi | Isiro | |
| 1021 km or 634 mi | Maiduguri | |
| 1027 km or 638 mi | Brazzaville | |
| 1033 km or 642 mi | Kinshasa | |
| 1035 km or 643 mi | Buea | |
| 1037 km or 644 mi | Limbe | |
| 1046 km or 650 mi | Kikwit | |
| 1058 km or 657 mi | Kinkala | |
| 1081 km or 672 mi | Abeche | |
| 1088 km or 676 mi | Malabo | |
| 1093 km or 679 mi |  Yambio | |
| 1095 km or 680 mi | Bol | |
| 1095 km or 681 mi | Damaturu | |
| 1100 km or 683 mi | Madingou | |
| 1101 km or 684 mi |  Nyala | |
| 1104 km or 686 mi |  Libreville | |
| 1105 km or 687 mi | Wau | |
| 1116 km or 693 mi | Kayes | |
| 1136 km or 706 mi | Calabar | |
| 1146 km or 712 mi | Mbanza-Ngungu |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 107 km or 67 mi |  Chingola | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Likasi | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Mufulira | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Kitwe | |
| 165 km or 102 mi | Mansa | |
| 193 km or 120 mi | Ndola | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kolwezi | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Kapiri Mposhi | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Lusaka | |
| 437 km or 272 mi | Kasama | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Choma | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Kalemie | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Gandajika | |
| 668 km or 415 mi |  Mzimba | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Mwene-Ditu | |
| 697 km or 433 mi |  Chinhoyi | |
| 708 km or 440 mi | Livingstone | |
| 717 km or 445 mi | Mzuzu | |
| 724 km or 450 mi |  Mbeya | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Lilongwe | |
| 749 km or 465 mi | Mbuji-Mayi | |
| 786 km or 489 mi | Harare | |
| 788 km or 490 mi | Kadoma | |
| 802 km or 498 mi | Chitungwiza | |
| 822 km or 510 mi |  Luena | |
| 829 km or 515 mi |  Tete | |
| 845 km or 525 mi | Kananga | |
| 847 km or 526 mi | Marondera | |
| 850 km or 528 mi | Kwekwe | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Monkey Bay | |
| 856 km or 532 mi | Ntcheu | |
| 877 km or 545 mi |  Makamba | |
| 901 km or 560 mi | Mangochi | |
| 902 km or 561 mi | Gweru | |
| 906 km or 563 mi | Rutana | |
| 935 km or 581 mi | Blantyre | |
| 936 km or 581 mi | Tshikapa | |
| 937 km or 583 mi | Uvira | |
| 945 km or 587 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 946 km or 588 mi | Zomba |