Asmara vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1268
🏠 One person rent	$224	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$385
😷 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 8486th and 8532nd ($520 vs $513) 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 0.7 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 8455th and 9267th 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	$3.04	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$57.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	12.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$5.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$6.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$11.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$76.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$2664

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

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