Bangui vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangui	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$489	$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1053
🏠 One person rent	$207	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$349	$459
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	62
😀 Quality of life	9	55
🏙️ Population	889K	3.38M

The cost of living in Bangui is 31% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8577th and 9021st ($489 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in the Central African Republic and India, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 9277th and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Lucknow

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	Bangui	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$763	$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.99	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.3	$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2658	$3600

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$770
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$462
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$462
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$825
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$804
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$469
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$467
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$567
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$616
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$510
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$860
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$264
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$761
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$501
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$436
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1300
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$860
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1242
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$808
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$314
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$561
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$587
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$683
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$511
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$469
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$990
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$476
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$468
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$241
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$509
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$1034
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$697
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$484
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$510
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$237
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337