Bangui vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$221	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	6	95
🏙️ Population	889K	8.8M

The cost of living in Bangui is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8532nd and 3rd ($513 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9267th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs New York City

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	Bangui	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$21465

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111