Bangui vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$2943
🏠 One person rent
$226
$555
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1163
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
6
61
🏙️ Population
889K
2.42M

The cost of living in Bangui is 56% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 8546th and 4691st ($518 vs $1165) 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Beirut. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Beirut ranked 1st in Lebanon, while ranked 9268th and 4996th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$50.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$1315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$7.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$58.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$4334

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838