Bangui vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$218	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$1983
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	12	81
🏙️ Population	889K	693K

The cost of living in Bangui is 65% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 8582nd and 4152nd ($522 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th in the Central African Republic and Spain, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 9253rd and 683rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Zaragoza

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	Bangui	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$8348

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$816
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$492
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$494
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$851
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$857
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$504
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$506
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$668
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$608
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$584
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$543
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$961
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$631
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$750
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$540
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$687
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1254
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$834
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1239
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$876
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$581
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$602
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$641
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$750
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$932
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$543
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$505
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1344
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$507
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$503
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$535
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$544
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$919
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$745
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$521
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$544
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$386
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671