Bangui vs Podgorica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Podgorica
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2353
🏠 One person rent	$221	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$946
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$33.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$919
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	18
😀 Quality of life	6	63
🏙️ Population	889K	151K

The cost of living in Bangui is 47% less expensive than in Podgorica. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5660th ($513 vs $975) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Central African Republic and Montenegro, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Montenegro comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.9 months in Podgorica. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Podgorica ranked 1st in Montenegro, while ranked 9267th and 4694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Podgorica

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	Bangui	Podgorica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$8.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1037
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$760
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$6.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$6771

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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 Podgorica

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Cetinje	$816
39 km or 24 mi	Budva	$1117
40 km or 25 mi	Bar	$972
41 km or 25 mi	Kotor	$1150
46 km or 28 mi	Shkoder	$679
58 km or 36 mi	Ulcinj	$965
58 km or 36 mi	Plav	$1030
63 km or 39 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
67 km or 42 mi	Berane	$1070
87 km or 54 mi	Cavtat	$1187
97 km or 61 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
125 km or 77 mi	Kamez	$935
125 km or 78 mi	Durres	$772
129 km or 80 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
132 km or 82 mi	Tirana	$1015
140 km or 87 mi	Mitrovica	$463
148 km or 92 mi	Tetovo	$682
156 km or 97 mi	Mostar	$693
158 km or 98 mi	Pristina	$595
162 km or 101 mi	Elbasan	$639
173 km or 107 mi	Sarajevo	$796
184 km or 114 mi	Cacak	$759
186 km or 115 mi	Skopje	$772
193 km or 120 mi	Fier	$614
195 km or 121 mi	Ohrid	$636
201 km or 125 mi	Berat	$749
204 km or 127 mi	Kumanovo	$588
209 km or 130 mi	Valjevo	$776
221 km or 138 mi	Kragujevac	$807
222 km or 138 mi	Vlore	$746
222 km or 138 mi	Veles	$545
225 km or 140 mi	Zenica	$559
225 km or 140 mi	Prilep	$537
228 km or 142 mi	Brindisi	$1164
232 km or 144 mi	Bitola	$635
236 km or 146 mi	Nis	$711
236 km or 147 mi	Ostuni	$1199
238 km or 148 mi	Korce	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Tuzla	$636
244 km or 152 mi	Hvar	$1274