Bangui vs Beirut - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Beirut
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3214
🏠 One person rent
$221
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1314
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$542
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
75
😀 Quality of life
6
63
🏙️ Population
889K
2.42M

The cost of living in Bangui is 59% less expensive than in Beirut. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4326th ($513 vs $1255) 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 9267th and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Beirut
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$50.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$3.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$887
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$3136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.83
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.7
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.9
$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2664
$4459

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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

Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$912
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$798
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$776
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$573
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$638
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1681
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1616
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1531
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1502
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1655
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1600
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1645
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1593
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1732
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1652
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$456
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$679
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1576
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$417
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$608
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2138
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$386
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1902