Al Ain vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$385
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	38	7
😀 Quality of life	75	6
🏙️ Population	767K	889K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 260% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 2271st and 8532nd ($1844 vs $513) 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 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 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 1000th and 9267th 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	$9.12	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$2664

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812