Bangui vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$738
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2249
🏠 One person rent	$221	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$948
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	37
😀 Quality of life	6	49
🏙️ Population	889K	2.47M

The cost of living in Bangui is 31% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6726th ($513 vs $738) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Central African Republic and Zambia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Lusaka. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 9267th and 6269th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Lusaka

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	Bangui	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$3.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$60.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$94.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$125
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	21.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$4875
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$9642

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$700
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$541
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$917
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1018
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$723
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$688
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$992
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$730
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$794
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$776
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$597
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$961
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$766
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$825
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$854
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$975
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$752
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$624
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$748
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$947
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$492
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$566
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$507
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$457
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$493
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$525
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$461
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$583
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$540
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1003
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$631
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$461
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$675