Ashgabat vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1246
🏠 One person rent
$887
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$88.4
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
7
😀 Quality of life
48
12
🏙️ Population
1.03M
889K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 246% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 2849th and 8582nd ($1806 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkmenistan and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 6881st and 9253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Bangui

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Ashgabat Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$28.8
$3.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$1430
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$6.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$90.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$3440

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Bangui

Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$816
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$492
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$494
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$851
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$857
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$504
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$550
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$506
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$668
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$608
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$584
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$543
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$961
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$631
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$750
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$540
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$687
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1254
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$834
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1239
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$876
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$581
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$602
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1163
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$641
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$750
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$932
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$543
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$505
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1344
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$507
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$503
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$535
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$544
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$919
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$745
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$521
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$544
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$386
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859