Bangui vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$985
🏠 One person rent	$221	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	62
😀 Quality of life	6	52
🏙️ Population	889K	3.38M

The cost of living in Bangui is 40% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8532nd and 9042nd ($513 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 0.8 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 24th in India, while ranked 9267th and 6090th 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	$2.99	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292