Bangui vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$3035
🏠 One person rent
$225
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$930
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$386
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$233
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
8
63
🏙️ Population
889K
2.42M

The cost of living in Bangui is 58% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 8489th and 4577th ($526 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Lebanon, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Lebanon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.2 months in Beirut. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 9279th and 5475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.12
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$4.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$699
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.9%
10.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$68.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$58
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$66
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3018
$6680

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1028
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$930
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$822
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$787
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$647
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$671
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1847
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1775
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1630
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1633
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1745
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1798
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1808
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1840
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1757
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1850
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1817
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$402
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1786
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$438
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$748
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2247
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$441
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2108