Bangui vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$225	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$111
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	8	42
🏙️ Population	889K	1.13M

The cost of living in Bangui is 43% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8489th and 6137th ($526 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Central African Republic and Mozambique, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9279th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Maputo

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	Bangui	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$5749

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607