Asmara vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asmara	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$518
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1293	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$228	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.6	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$397	$393
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	7
😀 Quality of life	27	6
🏙️ Population	963K	889K

The cost of living in Asmara is 1% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 8485th and 8546th ($524 vs $518) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and the Central African Republic, respectively. Check Eritrea vs the Central African Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Bangui. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 8376th and 9268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Bangui

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	Asmara	Bangui
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.85	$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$150	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.69%	12.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$853
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$6.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.44	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.5	$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.76	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.7	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.5	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81.1	$76.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$2844

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$490
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$491
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$686
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$988
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$946
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$814
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$489
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$915
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$895
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$488
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$550
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$491
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$514
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$504
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1094
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$491
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$554
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$553
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$934
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$584
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$895
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$868
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$940
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$889
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1123
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$902
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$851
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$509
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$626
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$527
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$671

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