Bangui vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$4008
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	99
😀 Quality of life	8	100
🏙️ Population	889K	5.45M

The cost of living in Bangui is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8489th and 649th ($526 vs $2640) 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 9279th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Sydney

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	Bangui	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$19140

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Cities near Bangui

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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710