Amsterdam vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$385
😷 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 444% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 331st and 8532nd ($2791 vs $513) 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 29th and 9267th 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	$21	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$2664

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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