Al Ain vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Al Ain	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1449	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3246	$1246
🏠 One person rent	$889	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1511	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3712	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	82	8
🏙️ Population	767K	889K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 176% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 4123rd and 8489th ($1449 vs $526) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 588th and 9279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Bangui

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	Al Ain	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.58	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.34	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.42	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.14	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$791	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$706	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.8	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.3	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.02%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1226	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.6	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.17	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.89	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.38	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.8	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$602	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5433	$3018

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1228
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2514
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1419
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2521
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$792
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1078
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1081
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1849
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1770
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$573
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$530
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$568
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1201
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1237
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$529
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1230
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$534
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$624
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$557
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$908
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1008
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$873
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$553
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$930
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$530
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$453
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$477
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$503
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$808
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$817
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$463
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$545

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