Bangui vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$221	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	54
😀 Quality of life	6	54
🏙️ Population	889K	1.49M

The cost of living in Bangui is 24% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7055th ($513 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in the Central African Republic and Brazil, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 9267th and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Recife

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	Bangui	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509