Bangui vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$207
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$189
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
83
😀 Quality of life
9
59
🏙️ Population
889K
9.61M

The cost of living in Bangui is 11% less expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8577th and 8130th ($489 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 9277th and 5556th 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
$2.75
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$2554

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$770
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$469
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$548
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$467
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$567
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$633
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$616
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$510
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$860
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$264
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$761
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$501
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$436
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1300
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$860
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1242
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$808
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$314
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$561
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1001
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$587
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$683
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$511
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$469
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$990
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$476
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$468
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$241
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$1034
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$697
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$484
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$237
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701