Bangui vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$209
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$190
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
83
😀 Quality of life
13
63
🏙️ Population
889K
9.8M

The cost of living in Bangui is 5% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8641st and 8753rd ($506 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Egypt, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 9225th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Cairo

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Bangui Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$2716

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$801
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$478
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$477
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$833
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$843
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$490
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$551
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$489
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$666
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$601
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$576
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$946
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$567
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$759
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$524
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$699
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1156
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$821
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1209
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$860
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$514
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$590
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1133
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$627
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$738
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$533
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$490
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1272
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$494
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$490
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$476
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$938
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$743
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$505
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$533
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$373
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201