Bangui vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangui	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$4370
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	13	96
🏙️ Population	889K	2.14M

The cost of living in Bangui is 80% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8641st and 791st ($506 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and Australia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 9225th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangui	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.85%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.94	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.8	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3817	$17749

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$801
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$478
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$477
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$833
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$843
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$490
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$489
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$666
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$601
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$576
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$946
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$567
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$759
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$524
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$699
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1156
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$821
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1209
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$860
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$514
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$590
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$627
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$738
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$533
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$490
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1272
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$494
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$490
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$476
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$938
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$743
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$505
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$533
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$373
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913