Cost of Living in Bangui

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$489
$1214
🛋️ Without rent
$282
$815
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$207
$399
🍽️ Food
$193
$504
🚐 Transport
$42.7
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
😀 Quality of life
9
🏙️ Population
889K

The average cost of living in Bangui is $489, which is in the top 8% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 8577th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 3 in the Central African Republic.

The median after-tax salary is $349, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months. Ranked 9277th (TOP 100%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic. With an estimated population of 889K, Bangui is the 1st largest city in the Central African Republic.

Why living in Bangui is so expensive? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Bangui for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 6 km Bangui M'Poko International Airport
😷 Air quality Bad 37.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 10216 University of Bangui
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Prices in Bangui

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658

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