Bangui vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$226
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$4357
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
100
😀 Quality of life
6
100
🏙️ Population
889K
5.03M

The cost of living in Bangui is 78% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8546th and 923rd ($518 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Central African Republic and Australia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 9268th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$21306

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$757
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
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$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
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$1913