Cost of living comparison

 Wellington, New Zealand
compared to
 Bangui, Central African Republic
Bangui vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bangui is 13.3% more expensive than Wellington.

Restaurants
pay 13.3% less in Bangui
Groceries
pay 35.9% more in Bangui
Transportation
pay 44.5% more in Bangui
Housing
pay 56.7% more in Bangui
Entertainment and Sports
pay 57.2% less in Bangui

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

Bangui vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.3% less for restaurants

 
Wellington
Bangui
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.93
NZ$24.63
$8.17
FCFA4,550
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
NZ$14.78
$12.25
FCFA6,824
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.57
NZ$4.25
$2.04
FCFA1,137

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pay 35.9% more for groceries

 
Wellington
Bangui
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
NZ$3.24
$2.86
FCFA1,592
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.15
NZ$6.85
$3.06
FCFA1,706
Milk (1 gallon) $6.98
NZ$11.52
$17.01
FCFA9,472

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pay 44.5% more for transportation

 
Wellington
Bangui
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.42
NZ$10.59
$9.28
FCFA5,167
Monthly public transit pass $127.57
NZ$210.47
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,339.84
NZ$56,657.06
??

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pay 56.7% more for housing

 
Wellington
Bangui
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$54.27
NZ$89.54
??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,487.35
NZ$2,453.96
$1,984.60
FCFA1,105,229
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,335.17
NZ$2,202.89
$2,402.03
FCFA1,337,697

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Wellington
Bangui
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $871.44
NZ$1,437.78
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,649.75
NZ$20,870.74
??

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pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Wellington
Bangui
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.17
NZ$11.82
$2.86
FCFA1,592
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.41
NZ$5.63
$2.45
FCFA1,365
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$24.46
NZ$40.35
$4.08
FCFA2,275

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Wellington
Bangui
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.78
NZ$125.03
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.09
NZ$90.90
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$119.44
NZ$197.07
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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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