Bangui vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$225	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$118
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	21
😀 Quality of life	8	27
🏙️ Population	889K	1.02M

The cost of living in Bangui is 2% less expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 8489th and 8410th ($526 vs $536) 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 9279th and 8877th 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	$3.12	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$3157

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541