Bangui vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$685
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1880
🏠 One person rent	$226	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	36
😀 Quality of life	6	48
🏙️ Population	889K	2.47M

The cost of living in Bangui is 24% less expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 8546th and 7016th ($518 vs $685) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 9268th and 6308th 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	$2.91	$6.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$3.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1988
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$5845

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$725
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1139
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1116
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1028
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$729
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$670
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1012
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$731
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$810
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1017
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$761
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$939
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$756
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$834
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$871
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$947
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$662
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$582
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$585
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1079
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$953
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$574
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$591
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$498
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$516
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$534
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$500
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$600
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$554
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1000
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$663
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$433
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$670