Bangui vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1061
🏠 One person rent	$226	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$314
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$146
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$419
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	62
😀 Quality of life	6	51
🏙️ Population	889K	3.38M

The cost of living in Bangui is 32% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8546th and 8996th ($518 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 1.1 months in Lucknow. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 9268th and 6126th 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	$2.91	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$1788

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$329
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$461
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$396
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$331
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$299
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$379
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$306
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$365
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$316
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$373
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$360
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$306
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$319
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$325
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$377
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$335
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$351
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$383
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$391
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$445
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$311
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$505
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$285
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$533
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$303
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$356
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$350
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$371
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$443
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$275
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$337
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$375
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$284
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$337
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$280
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$321