Bangui vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$221	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	6	65
🏙️ Population	889K	11.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 47% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5654th ($513 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Brazil, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9267th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Sao Paulo

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	Bangui	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611