Bangui vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangui	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$209	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$2928
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	13	93
🏙️ Population	889K	1.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 73% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8641st and 2370th ($506 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in the Central African Republic and Canada, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 9225th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangui	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.85%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.94	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.8	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3817	$6432

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$801
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$478
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$477
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$833
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$843
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$490
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$489
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$666
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$601
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$576
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$946
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$567
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$759
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$524
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$699
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1156
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$821
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1209
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$860
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$514
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$590
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$627
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$738
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$533
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$490
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1272
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$494
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$490
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$476
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$938
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$743
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$505
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$533
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$373
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828