Bangui vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$3974
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	99
😀 Quality of life	12	96
🏙️ Population	889K	2.11M

The cost of living in Bangui is 79% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8582nd and 916th ($522 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and France, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9253rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Paris

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	Bangui	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$17184

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$816
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$492
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$494
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$851
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$857
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$504
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$506
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$668
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$608
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$584
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$543
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$961
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$631
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$750
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$540
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$687
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1254
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$834
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1239
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$876
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$581
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$602
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$641
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$750
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$932
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$543
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$505
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1344
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$507
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$503
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$535
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$544
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$919
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$745
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$521
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$544
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$386
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544