Cost of living comparison

 Harare, Zimbabwe
compared to
 Bangui, Central African Republic
Bangui vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Bangui is 2.9 times more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Bangui
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Bangui
Transportation
pay 52.1% more in Bangui
Housing
pay 6.9 times more in Bangui
Entertainment and Sports
pay 88.6% more in Bangui

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

Bangui vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Harare
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.00
ZWL2,898.00
$8.17
FCFA5,197
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.50
ZWL1,771.00
$12.25
FCFA7,795
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
ZWL236.90
$2.04
FCFA1,299

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Harare
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$1.01
ZWL324.64
$2.86
FCFA1,819
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.88
ZWL1,572.43
$3.06
FCFA1,949
Milk (1 gallon) $6.09
ZWL1,960.22
$17.01
FCFA10,820

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pay 52.1% more for transportation

 
Harare
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.10
ZWL1,964.49
$9.28
FCFA5,902
Monthly public transit pass $42.50
ZWL13,685.00
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
??

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pay 6.9 times more for housing

 
Harare
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$119.22
ZWL38,389.56
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $367.86
ZWL118,450.00
$1,984.60
FCFA1,262,486
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $283.33
ZWL91,233.33
$2,402.03
FCFA1,528,032

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Harare
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $261.43
ZWL84,180.00
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
??

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pay 88.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Harare
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.50
ZWL483.00
$2.86
FCFA1,819
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
ZWL1,012.00
$2.45
FCFA1,559
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.38
ZWL442.75
$4.08
FCFA2,598

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Harare
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.89
ZWL6,082.22
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.89
ZWL7,692.22
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$36.67
ZWL11,806.67
??

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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: January 2025
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