Bangui vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$221	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	22
😀 Quality of life	6	21
🏙️ Population	889K	2.45M

The cost of living in Bangui is 41% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6195th ($513 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 9267th and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Ouagadougou

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	Bangui	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$15761

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882