Bangui vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$218	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$215
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	12	41
🏙️ Population	889K	159K

The cost of living in Bangui is 47% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 8582nd and 5816th ($522 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Cape Verde, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 9253rd and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Praia

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	Bangui	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507