Bangui vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$221	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$2651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	6	89
🏙️ Population	889K	521K

The cost of living in Bangui is 67% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 8532nd and 3152nd ($513 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in the Central African Republic and France, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 9267th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Lyon

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	Bangui	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$10816

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457