Bangui vs Lubumbashi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Lubumbashi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$3163
🏠 One person rent	$221	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1593
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	14
😀 Quality of life	6	17
🏙️ Population	889K	1.79M

The cost of living in Bangui is 51% less expensive than in Lubumbashi. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5160th ($513 vs $1050) 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1 months in Lubumbashi. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Lubumbashi ranked 2nd in the DR Congo, while ranked 9267th and 8961st 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	$2.99	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1165
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	12.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$6963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$8.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$5003

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lubumbashi

Distance	City	Cost of living
107 km or 67 mi	Chingola	$875
110 km or 68 mi	Likasi	$961
131 km or 82 mi	Mufulira	$1018
152 km or 94 mi	Kitwe	$917
165 km or 102 mi	Mansa	$776
193 km or 120 mi	Ndola	$541
242 km or 150 mi	Kolwezi	$975
289 km or 180 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
426 km or 265 mi	Lusaka	$738
437 km or 272 mi	Kasama	$748
575 km or 357 mi	Choma	$700
668 km or 415 mi	Kalemie	$747
668 km or 415 mi	Gandajika	$828
668 km or 415 mi	Mzimba	$566
680 km or 423 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
697 km or 433 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
708 km or 440 mi	Livingstone	$688
717 km or 445 mi	Mzuzu	$525
724 km or 450 mi	Mbeya	$461
732 km or 455 mi	Lilongwe	$587
749 km or 465 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
786 km or 489 mi	Harare	$992
788 km or 490 mi	Kadoma	$723
802 km or 498 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
822 km or 510 mi	Luena	$634
829 km or 515 mi	Tete	$825
845 km or 525 mi	Kananga	$976
847 km or 526 mi	Marondera	$794
850 km or 528 mi	Kwekwe	$730
851 km or 529 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
856 km or 532 mi	Ntcheu	$492
877 km or 545 mi	Makamba	$647
901 km or 560 mi	Mangochi	$493
902 km or 561 mi	Gweru	$597
906 km or 563 mi	Rutana	$648
935 km or 581 mi	Blantyre	$507
936 km or 581 mi	Tshikapa	$934
937 km or 583 mi	Uvira	$803
945 km or 587 mi	Bujumbura	$719
946 km or 588 mi	Zomba	$457