Bangui vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$226
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
7
27
😀 Quality of life
6
62
🏙️ Population
889K
149K

The cost of living in Bangui is 37% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8546th and 6351st ($518 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Mauritius, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 9268th and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$3888

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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 Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736