Bangui vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$226	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1286
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$86.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	11
😀 Quality of life	6	13
🏙️ Population	889K	422K

The cost of living in Bangui is 49% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 8546th and 5551st ($518 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Central African Republic and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Yamoussoukro ranked 6th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 9268th and 9095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Yamoussoukro

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	Bangui	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	11.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$8.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$6.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$67.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$9.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$68.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$3064

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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 Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1071
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1034
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1012
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1011
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1164
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1047
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$494
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$546
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$971
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$412
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$494
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$503
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$585
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$494
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$492
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$496
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$983
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$747
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$751
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$546
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$979
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$368
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$528
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$345
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$570
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$656
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$742
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1146
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$745
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$744
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$761
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$655
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$574
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$652