Bangui vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$225	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$700
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	8	57
🏙️ Population	889K	431K

The cost of living in Bangui is 47% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8489th and 5698th ($526 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Namibia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9279th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Windhoek

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	Bangui	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826