Bangui vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$221	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	7	16
😀 Quality of life	6	13
🏙️ Population	889K	344K

The cost of living in Bangui is 17% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7441st ($513 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Lesotho, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1 months in Maseru. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9267th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Maseru

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	Bangui	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$1063

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628