Bangui vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$221	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	92
😀 Quality of life	6	86
🏙️ Population	889K	2.75M

The cost of living in Bangui is 70% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8532nd and 2624th ($513 vs $1718) 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 0.8 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 9267th and 337th 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	$2.99	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201