Bangui vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$226	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1045
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$823
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	10
😀 Quality of life	6	16
🏙️ Population	889K	2.89M

The cost of living in Bangui is 46% less expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 8546th and 5954th ($518 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and the DR Congo, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 9268th and 8996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Bangui	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$7.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$5.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$88.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$3341

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$815
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$826
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$932
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$902
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$728
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$852
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$947
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$730
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$939
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$763
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$546
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$723
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$559
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$509
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$508
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$723
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$509
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$855
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$510
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$509
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$579
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$441
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$509
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$587
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$545
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1017
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$509
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$723
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1028
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$622
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1090
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1116
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$810
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$796
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$760
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1139
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$589