Amsterdam vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$393
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	95	6
🏙️ Population	921K	889K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 452% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 252nd and 8546th ($2859 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 25th and 9268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Bangui

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	Amsterdam	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$76.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$2844

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801