Bangui vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangui	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1224	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$4188
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	99
😀 Quality of life	13	100
🏙️ Population	889K	5.45M

The cost of living in Bangui is 82% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8641st and 370th ($506 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Australia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9225th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bangui	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.08	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$133	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$365	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.6	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.7	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.85%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1417	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$786	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.14	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.94	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.8	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.55	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3817	$25164

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$801
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$478
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$477
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$833
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$843
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$490
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$551
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$489
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$666
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$601
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$576
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$946
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$567
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$759
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$524
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$699
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1156
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$821
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1209
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$860
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$514
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$590
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1133
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$627
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$738
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$915
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$533
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$490
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1272
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$494
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$490
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$476
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$938
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$743
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$505
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$533
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$373
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$846

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863