Cost of living comparison

 Dili, Timor-Leste
compared to
 Bangui, Central African Republic
Bangui vs. Dili Cost of Living Summary

Bangui is 62.8% more expensive than Dili.

Restaurants
pay 30.8% more in Bangui
Groceries
pay 74.2% more in Bangui
Transportation
pay 61.0% more in Bangui
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Bangui
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.4% more in Bangui

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Bangui are more expensive than in Dili. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bangui.

Bangui vs. Dili Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangui instead of Dili, you would:

pay 30.8% more for restaurants

 
Dili
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.00
 
$8.17
FCFA4,890
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
 
$12.25
FCFA7,334
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.00
 
$2.04
FCFA1,222

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pay 74.2% more for groceries

 
Dili
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$1.98
 
$2.86
FCFA1,711
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.00
 
$3.06
FCFA1,834
Milk (1 gallon) $9.27
 
$17.01
FCFA10,180

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pay 61.0% more for transportation

 
Dili
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.76
 
$9.28
FCFA5,553
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Dili
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$76.67
 
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.00
 
$1,984.60
FCFA1,187,821
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
$2,402.03
FCFA1,437,661

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dili
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,000.00
 
??

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pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dili
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$2.86
FCFA1,711
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.75
 
$2.45
FCFA1,467
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.75
 
$4.08
FCFA2,445

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dili
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.00
 
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$83.33
 
??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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