Asmara vs Bangui - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asmara	Bangui
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$526
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1246
🏠 One person rent	$227	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$385	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$112	$105
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	8	7
😀 Quality of life	14	8
🏙️ Population	963K	889K

The cost of living in Asmara is 1% more expensive than in Bangui. Cities ranked 8435th and 8489th ($533 vs $526) 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 0.2 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Bangui. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Bangui ranked 1st in the Central African Republic, while ranked 9205th and 9279th 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	$3.14	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$400	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$38.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.7	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$5.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.2	$3.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.2	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$84.4	$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3125	$3018

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$498
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$499
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$500
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$826
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$971
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$1016
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$1039
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$499
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$911
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$964
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$903
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$498
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$560
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$498
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$522
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$512
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1116
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$500
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$559
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$560
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$860
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$586
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$918
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$879
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1162
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$896
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1155
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$910
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$857
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$517
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$1175
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$502
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$1169

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