Bangui vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$221	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$349
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	25
😀 Quality of life	6	24
🏙️ Population	889K	2.44M

The cost of living in Bangui is 31% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6685th ($513 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and Cameroon, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9267th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Yaounde

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	Bangui	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$1631

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1265
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$555
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$764
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$655
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$553
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1121
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$741
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$384
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$668
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$482
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$621
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$883
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1611
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$462
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$805
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$972
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$556
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$900
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$881
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$900
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$558
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1502
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$820
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$665
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$759
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$522
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$651
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$513
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$634
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$533
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$486
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$743
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$850
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$371
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$779