Bangui vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$226	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	6	46
🏙️ Population	889K	1.29M

The cost of living in Bangui is 4% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8546th and 8700th ($518 vs $496) 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 9268th and 6501st 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	$2.91	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$1179

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160