Bangui vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$226	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	6	63
🏙️ Population	889K	11.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 49% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8546th and 5616th ($518 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 9268th and 4573rd 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	$2.91	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$13135

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629