Bangui vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1302
🏠 One person rent	$226	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$438
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$46.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$395
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	21
😀 Quality of life	6	42
🏙️ Population	889K	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangui is 2% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8546th and 8461st ($518 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Liberia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9268th and 6736th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Monrovia

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	Bangui	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$56.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$5.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$84.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$2993

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$494
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1146
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1138
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$494
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$983
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$971
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$494
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1213
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$974
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$994
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1030
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$979
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$972
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1034
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1071
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1047
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$496
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1011
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1012
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1164
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$574
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$866
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$503
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1015
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$497
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1039
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$495
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1061
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$498
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$496
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$569
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$546
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$520