Bangui vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$2197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	91
😀 Quality of life	12	91
🏙️ Population	889K	2.75M

The cost of living in Bangui is 75% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8582nd and 1819th ($522 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Italy, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 9253rd and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Rome

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	Bangui	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358