Cost of living comparison

 Vienna, Austria
compared to
 Bangui, Central African Republic
Bangui vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Bangui is 30.8% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 22.9% less in Bangui
Groceries
pay 40.1% more in Bangui
Transportation
pay 41.0% more in Bangui
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Bangui
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.6% less in Bangui

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

Bangui vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

pay 22.9% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€13.75
$8.17
FCFA4,584
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.17
$12.25
FCFA6,877
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.77
€2.37
$2.04
FCFA1,146

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

 
Vienna
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$2.91
€2.49
$2.86
FCFA1,605
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.18
€7.00
$3.06
FCFA1,719
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
€5.13
$17.01
FCFA9,545

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pay 41.0% more for transportation

 
Vienna
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.58
€5.63
$9.28
FCFA5,206
Monthly public transit pass $41.80
€35.76
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,753.31
€23,742.95
??

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Vienna
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.56
€31.28
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,107.49
€947.46
$1,984.60
FCFA1,113,701
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $808.26
€691.46
$2,402.03
FCFA1,347,951

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Vienna
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $273.73
€234.17
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,621.84
€13,364.48
??

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.58
$2.86
FCFA1,605
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.21
€3.60
$2.45
FCFA1,375
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.75
€5.78
$4.08
FCFA2,292

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Vienna
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$104.52
€89.41
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.69
€37.38
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$95.42
€81.63
??

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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: July 2025
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