Bangui vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2258
🏠 One person rent	$226	$282
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$37.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$267
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	1
😀 Quality of life	6	22
🏙️ Population	889K	65.5K

The cost of living in Bangui is 41% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8546th and 6193rd ($518 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 9268th and 8799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Sao Tome

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	Bangui	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$39.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	7.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$19.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$3719

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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 Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$879
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$702
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1201
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$812
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$710
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$655
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1368
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$638
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$374
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$933
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1686
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$906
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$886
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$1036
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$846
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$764
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$537
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$469
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$794
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$714
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$658
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1133
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$635
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$578
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$755
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$774
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$759
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1019
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$704
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$531
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$711
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$699
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$686
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$531
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$531
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$617