Amsterdam vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1246
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$105
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	96	8
🏙️ Population	921K	889K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 493% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 143rd and 8489th ($3118 vs $526) 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 0.2 months in Bangui. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 31st and 9279th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3018

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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