Bangui vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$3902
😷 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 77% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8532nd and 1365th ($513 vs $2194) 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 9267th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Melbourne

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	Bangui	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963