Bangui vs Malabo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Malabo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$221	$149
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$461
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	8
😀 Quality of life	6	33
🏙️ Population	889K	297K

The cost of living in Bangui is 31% less expensive than in Malabo. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6716th ($513 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Equatorial Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Malabo. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Malabo ranked 1st in Equatorial Guinea, while ranked 9267th and 7709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Malabo

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	Bangui	Malabo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$179
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$7.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$7.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$64.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$5445

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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 Malabo

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Limbe	$655
69 km or 43 mi	Buea	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Douala	$1265
123 km or 77 mi	Kumba	$764
142 km or 88 mi	Calabar	$384
218 km or 135 mi	Aba	$621
226 km or 140 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Bata	$1121
244 km or 152 mi	Umuahia	$883
264 km or 164 mi	Bafoussam	$555
273 km or 169 mi	Owerri	$1611
287 km or 179 mi	Bamenda	$553
305 km or 189 mi	Yaounde	$747
331 km or 206 mi	Enugu	$462
331 km or 206 mi	Awka	$805
347 km or 216 mi	Onitsha	$972
381 km or 237 mi	Libreville	$668
388 km or 241 mi	Warri	$881
443 km or 275 mi	Sao Tome	$900
450 km or 279 mi	Trindade	$900
451 km or 281 mi	Benin	$558
497 km or 309 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
520 km or 323 mi	Owo	$651
555 km or 345 mi	Akure	$634
583 km or 362 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
606 km or 377 mi	Abuja	$1502
622 km or 387 mi	Ife	$779
645 km or 401 mi	Osogbo	$695
664 km or 413 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
666 km or 414 mi	Lagos	$1113
673 km or 418 mi	Ibadan	$776
687 km or 427 mi	Jos	$820
696 km or 433 mi	Minna	$743
702 km or 436 mi	Oyo	$677
705 km or 438 mi	Ilorin	$535
709 km or 441 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
739 km or 459 mi	Bauchi	$759
746 km or 464 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
762 km or 473 mi	Cotonou	$709
767 km or 477 mi	Kaduna	$371