Bangui vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$221	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	6	78
🏙️ Population	889K	592K

The cost of living in Bangui is 64% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8532nd and 3759th ($513 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in the Central African Republic and Spain, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.2 months in Malaga. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 9267th and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Malaga

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	Bangui	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$9532

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449