Bangui vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$221	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	6	41
🏙️ Population	889K	1.13M

The cost of living in Bangui is 52% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5045th ($513 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9267th and 6875th 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	$2.99	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$5643

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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 Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628