Amman vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$1246
🏠 One person rent	$398	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	64	7
😀 Quality of life	71	8
🏙️ Population	4.01M	889K

The cost of living in Amman is 92% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8489th ($1009 vs $526) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 3561st and 9279th 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	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$3018

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

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