Bangui vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2274
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1321
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1431
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$52.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$84.4
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	42
😀 Quality of life	6	11
🏙️ Population	889K	908K

The cost of living in Bangui is 68% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8532nd and 3008th ($513 vs $1611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Nigeria, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Owerri ranked 19th in Nigeria, while ranked 9267th and 9183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Owerri

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	Bangui	Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$12.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1502
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$16.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$25.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	16.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1007
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$0.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$2.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$5.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$7.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$1.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$13
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$32.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$1390

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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 Owerri

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Umuahia	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Aba	$621
80 km or 50 mi	Awka	$805
81 km or 50 mi	Onitsha	$972
82 km or 51 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
118 km or 73 mi	Enugu	$462
142 km or 88 mi	Warri	$881
155 km or 96 mi	Calabar	$384
182 km or 113 mi	Benin	$558
248 km or 154 mi	Owo	$651
273 km or 169 mi	Malabo	$741
283 km or 176 mi	Akure	$634
284 km or 176 mi	Kumba	$764
284 km or 177 mi	Buea	$601
292 km or 181 mi	Limbe	$655
311 km or 193 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
336 km or 209 mi	Douala	$1265
350 km or 218 mi	Bamenda	$553
351 km or 218 mi	Ife	$779
372 km or 231 mi	Osogbo	$695
374 km or 233 mi	Bafoussam	$555
400 km or 249 mi	Abuja	$1502
405 km or 252 mi	Ibadan	$776
416 km or 258 mi	Lagos	$1113
431 km or 268 mi	Oyo	$677
433 km or 269 mi	Ilorin	$535
447 km or 278 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
462 km or 287 mi	Minna	$743
501 km or 311 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
504 km or 313 mi	Bata	$1121
520 km or 323 mi	Cotonou	$709
529 km or 329 mi	Yaounde	$747
535 km or 333 mi	Jos	$820
562 km or 349 mi	Kaduna	$371
574 km or 356 mi	Sao Tome	$900
577 km or 358 mi	Save	$613
578 km or 359 mi	Trindade	$900
588 km or 366 mi	Abomey	$590
620 km or 385 mi	Bauchi	$759
625 km or 388 mi	Zaria	$526