Bangui vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1019
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$221	$609
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$41.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$293
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	7	12
😀 Quality of life	6	35
🏙️ Population	889K	1.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 50% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5369th ($513 vs $1019) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Niger, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 9267th and 7468th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Niamey

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	Bangui	Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$9.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	11.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1601
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$6.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$40.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$4390

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Niamey

Distance	City	Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi	Dori	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
342 km or 212 mi	Sokoto	$426
401 km or 249 mi	Manga	$774
415 km or 258 mi	Ouagadougou	$869
452 km or 281 mi	Kara	$658
490 km or 304 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
505 km or 314 mi	Koudougou	$743
514 km or 320 mi	Sokode	$651
516 km or 321 mi	Gusau	$587
530 km or 329 mi	Leo	$753
539 km or 335 mi	Maradi	$972
559 km or 347 mi	Tamale	$507
563 km or 350 mi	Sotouboua	$649
597 km or 371 mi	Katsina	$579
610 km or 379 mi	Save	$613
615 km or 382 mi	Dedougou	$735
617 km or 384 mi	Ilorin	$535
650 km or 404 mi	Minna	$743
653 km or 405 mi	Nouna	$733
662 km or 411 mi	Oyo	$677
665 km or 413 mi	Zaria	$526
668 km or 415 mi	Kaduna	$371
674 km or 419 mi	Atakpame	$647
693 km or 430 mi	Osogbo	$695
703 km or 437 mi	Abomey	$590
708 km or 440 mi	Ibadan	$776
715 km or 444 mi	Kano	$553
720 km or 447 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
723 km or 450 mi	Ife	$779
729 km or 453 mi	Hohoe	$575
738 km or 458 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
741 km or 460 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
743 km or 462 mi	Zinder	$974
751 km or 467 mi	Kpalime	$632
768 km or 477 mi	Abuja	$1502
773 km or 480 mi	Akure	$634
783 km or 487 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
788 km or 489 mi	Ho	$354
795 km or 494 mi	Cotonou	$709