Bangui vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$221	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	6	67
🏙️ Population	889K	5.6M

The cost of living in Bangui is 47% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5668th ($513 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Russia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9267th and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Saint Petersburg

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	Bangui	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441