Bangui vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1080
🏠 One person rent	$221	$154
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$315
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$165
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	83
😀 Quality of life	6	58
🏙️ Population	889K	9.61M

The cost of living in Bangui is 23% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8923rd ($513 vs $417) 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 0.8 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 9267th and 5545th 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	$2.99	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$1985

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Cities near Bangui

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 Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811