Ashgabat vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ashgabat	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1584	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3634	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$798	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$1502	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.1	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$718	$385
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	7
😀 Quality of life	29	6
🏙️ Population	1.03M	889K

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 209% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 3105th and 8532nd ($1584 vs $513) 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 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 8250th and 9267th 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	$25.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.4	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$884	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$607	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1302	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.58%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3897	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3006	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.14	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.52	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.74	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.83	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.83	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.3	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.79	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.2	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.01	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$112	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.4	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.7	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6132	$2664

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Cities near Ashgabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi	Anau	$1553
95 km or 59 mi	Quchan	$515
99 km or 61 mi	Baherden	$1541
107 km or 66 mi	Bojnord	$510
197 km or 123 mi	Nishapur	$509
203 km or 126 mi	Sabzevar	$524
212 km or 132 mi	Mashhad	$508
294 km or 183 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
302 km or 187 mi	Kashmar	$521
306 km or 190 mi	Mary	$1503
307 km or 191 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
344 km or 213 mi	Shahrud	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
367 km or 228 mi	Gorgan	$685
451 km or 280 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
469 km or 291 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
496 km or 308 mi	Sari	$658
513 km or 318 mi	Nukus	$392
516 km or 321 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
517 km or 321 mi	Semnan	$580
524 km or 325 mi	Herat	$512
528 km or 328 mi	Babol	$458
558 km or 347 mi	Amol	$557
561 km or 349 mi	Bukhara	$431
570 km or 354 mi	Birjand	$574
634 km or 394 mi	Pardis	$665
654 km or 406 mi	Qarshi	$484
657 km or 408 mi	Pakdasht	$680
660 km or 410 mi	Golestan	$714
667 km or 414 mi	Sheberghan	$414
668 km or 415 mi	Qarchak	$681
668 km or 415 mi	Tehran	$788
670 km or 417 mi	Varamin	$651
671 km or 417 mi	Ray	$710
693 km or 431 mi	Qods	$698
694 km or 431 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
695 km or 432 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
700 km or 435 mi	Shahriar	$698
701 km or 435 mi	Karaj	$736
703 km or 437 mi	Fardis	$688

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