Bangui vs Samsun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Samsun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1884
🏠 One person rent	$221	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$570
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$55
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	23
😀 Quality of life	6	56
🏙️ Population	889K	1.37M

The cost of living in Bangui is 40% less expensive than in Samsun. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6234th ($513 vs $858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Central African Republic and Turkey, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.8 months in Samsun. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Samsun ranked 13th in Turkey, while ranked 9267th and 5708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Samsun

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	Bangui	Samsun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$8.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	39.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$4101
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$67.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$7315

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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 Samsun

Distance	City	Cost of living
82 km or 51 mi	Unye	$665
82 km or 51 mi	Amasya	$578
110 km or 69 mi	Tokat	$587
128 km or 80 mi	Sinop	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Ordu	$612
142 km or 88 mi	Corum	$593
180 km or 112 mi	Giresun	$495
180 km or 112 mi	Sivas	$948
208 km or 129 mi	Yozgat	$723
213 km or 132 mi	Kastamonu	$492
240 km or 149 mi	Cankiri	$650
280 km or 174 mi	Gumushane	$617
285 km or 177 mi	Ortahisar	$652
287 km or 178 mi	Trabzon	$663
287 km or 178 mi	Kirikkale	$655
293 km or 182 mi	Kayseri	$672
297 km or 184 mi	Talas	$645
301 km or 187 mi	Kirsehir	$663
309 km or 192 mi	Karabuk	$627
317 km or 197 mi	Erzincan	$621
326 km or 203 mi	Nevsehir	$698
330 km or 205 mi	Ankara	$959
335 km or 208 mi	Bartin	$710
348 km or 216 mi	Bayburt	$607
352 km or 219 mi	Rize	$661
368 km or 229 mi	Malatya	$544
378 km or 235 mi	Sochi	$846
379 km or 236 mi	Aksaray	$406
381 km or 237 mi	Elazig	$492
395 km or 246 mi	Nigde	$699
399 km or 248 mi	Novorossiysk	$617
401 km or 249 mi	Polatli	$691
402 km or 250 mi	Bolu	$616
407 km or 253 mi	Bor	$664
410 km or 255 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
415 km or 258 mi	Kahramanmaras	$557
426 km or 265 mi	Adiyaman	$644
429 km or 266 mi	Kozan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Sukhumi	$760
433 km or 269 mi	Sevastopol	$683