Bangui vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangui	N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person	$489	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1244
🏠 One person rent	$207	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$408
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$46.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$349	$360
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	12
😀 Quality of life	9	11
🏙️ Population	889K	1.09M

The cost of living in Bangui is 2% less expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 8577th and 8498th ($489 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Chad, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 9277th and 9237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs N'Djamena

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	Bangui	N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$2.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$763	$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$5.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$5.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.99	$4.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.3	$81.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2658	$2787

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$770
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$462
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$462
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$825
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$804
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$469
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$467
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$567
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$616
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$510
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$860
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$264
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$761
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$501
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$436
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1300
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$860
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1242
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$808
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$314
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$561
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$587
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$683
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$511
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$469
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$990
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$476
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$468
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$241
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$509
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$1034
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$697
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$484
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$510
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$237
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805

Cities near N'Djamena

Distance	City	Cost of living
154 km or 96 mi	Bol	$468
187 km or 116 mi	Maroua	$616
206 km or 128 mi	Bongor	$467
209 km or 130 mi	Maiduguri	$314
282 km or 175 mi	Mubi	$264
338 km or 210 mi	Damaturu	$241
361 km or 224 mi	Garoua	$633
491 km or 305 mi	Sarh	$469
556 km or 346 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
602 km or 374 mi	Bauchi	$272
655 km or 407 mi	Abeche	$469
684 km or 425 mi	Zinder	$976
711 km or 442 mi	Kano	$210
715 km or 444 mi	Jos	$269
809 km or 503 mi	Zaria	$265
814 km or 506 mi	Katsina	$233
848 km or 527 mi	Kaduna	$210
871 km or 541 mi	Bamenda	$436
876 km or 544 mi	Maradi	$978
876 km or 544 mi	Berberati	$462
893 km or 555 mi	Abuja	$288
897 km or 557 mi	Bafoussam	$761
911 km or 566 mi	Gusau	$249
943 km or 586 mi	Bangui	$489
968 km or 601 mi	Minna	$313
982 km or 610 mi	Bria	$462
996 km or 619 mi	Yaounde	$567
1034 km or 643 mi	Kumba	$860
1041 km or 647 mi	Enugu	$290
1069 km or 664 mi	Nyala	$1034
1070 km or 665 mi	Sokoto	$219
1072 km or 666 mi	Douala	$1300
1086 km or 675 mi	Calabar	$237
1091 km or 678 mi	Buea	$587
1095 km or 680 mi	Awka	$325
1105 km or 687 mi	Limbe	$683
1107 km or 688 mi	Umuahia	$330
1114 km or 692 mi	Gemena	$770
1122 km or 697 mi	Onitsha	$354
1129 km or 702 mi	Al-Fashir	$1019