Amman vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1251
🏠 One person rent
$368
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$401
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$341
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
62
7
😀 Quality of life
70
9
🏙️ Population
4.01M
889K

The cost of living in Amman is 86% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 5708th and 8302nd ($962 vs $517) 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 0.6 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Bangui. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 2687th and 9270th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
10.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$7.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$3.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$99.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$3545

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Bangui

Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$900
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$485
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$485
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$922
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$895
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$488
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$550
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$487
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$765
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$593
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$607
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$508
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$964
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$715
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$734
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$524
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$425
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1253
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$527
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$968
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$905
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$642
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$562
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1149
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$367
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$394
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$908
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$508
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$487
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$773
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$493
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$488
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$712
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$597
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$638
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$500
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$630
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$898