Abu Dhabi vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1246
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	7
😀 Quality of life	85	8
🏙️ Population	1.57M	889K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 269% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 2187th and 8489th ($1942 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 443rd and 9279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Bangui

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	Abu Dhabi	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$3018

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864