Amman vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$386	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	7
😀 Quality of life	68	6
🏙️ Population	4.01M	889K

The cost of living in Amman is 94% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 5535th and 8532nd ($994 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 3048th and 9267th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Bangui

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	Amman	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$2664

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

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