Bangui vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$226	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$3414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	99
😀 Quality of life	6	95
🏙️ Population	889K	2.15M

The cost of living in Bangui is 78% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 8546th and 998th ($518 vs $2357) 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 9268th and 22nd 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	$2.91	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$18941

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395