Bangui vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	7	79
😀 Quality of life	6	94
🏙️ Population	889K	709K

The cost of living in Bangui is 78% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8532nd and 1171st ($513 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Norway, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 9267th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Oslo

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	Bangui	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006