Cost of living comparison

 Valletta, Malta
compared to
 Bangui, Central African Republic
Bangui vs. Valletta Cost of Living Summary

Bangui is 44.7% more expensive than Valletta.

Restaurants
pay 17.5% less in Bangui
Groceries
pay 76.0% more in Bangui
Transportation
pay 70.7% more in Bangui
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Bangui
Entertainment and Sports
pay 22.2% less in Bangui

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

Bangui vs. Valletta Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.5% less for restaurants

 
Valletta
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€14.14
$8.17
FCFA4,713
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.43
$12.25
FCFA7,070
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.56
€2.26
$2.04
FCFA1,178

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pay 76.0% more for groceries

 
Valletta
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$1.39
€1.23
$2.86
FCFA1,650
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
€4.24
$3.06
FCFA1,767
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
€4.06
$17.01
FCFA9,813

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pay 70.7% more for transportation

 
Valletta
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.44
€4.78
$9.28
FCFA5,352
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,186.43
€22,152.05
??

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Valletta
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.37
€26.71
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,093.20
€961.49
$1,984.60
FCFA1,144,974
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $955.66
€840.52
$2,402.03
FCFA1,385,803

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Valletta
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $660.21
€580.67
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,574.10
€7,541.12
??

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pay 22.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Valletta
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.29
€3.77
$2.86
FCFA1,650
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.50
€2.20
$2.45
FCFA1,414
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.95
€5.23
$4.08
FCFA2,357

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Valletta
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$91.77
€80.71
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$35.73
€31.42
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.78
€82.48
??

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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: May 2025
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