Bangui vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$225
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$5915
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
87
😀 Quality of life
8
93
🏙️ Population
889K
1.01M

The cost of living in Bangui is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8489th and 6th ($526 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 9279th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs San Jose, United States

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Bangui San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.12
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.9%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3018
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$808
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$494
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$496
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$836
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$858
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$506
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$571
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$505
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$671
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$621
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$596
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$536
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$957
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$644
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$793
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$543
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$698
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1363
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$849
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1241
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$879
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$618
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$595
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1148
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$665
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$755
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$928
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$538
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1413
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$508
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$505
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$555
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$536
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$960
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$708
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$520
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$536
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$397
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254