Bangui vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	81
😀 Quality of life	6	91
🏙️ Population	889K	1.43M

The cost of living in Bangui is 75% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 8532nd and 1745th ($513 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st in the Central African Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 9267th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs San Antonio

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	Bangui	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$16552

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133