Bangui vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$225	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$312
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	8	49
🏙️ Population	889K	1.29M

The cost of living in Bangui is 16% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8489th and 8852nd ($526 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Libya, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9279th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Tripoli

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	Bangui	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$919

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161