Alexandria vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	7
😀 Quality of life	48	6
🏙️ Population	4.87M	889K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 38% less expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 9165th and 8532nd ($316 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Egypt and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 6367th and 9267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Bangui

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	Alexandria	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$2664

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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