Bangui vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$218
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.4
$199
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
83
😀 Quality of life
12
63
🏙️ Population
889K
9.8M

The cost of living in Bangui is 3% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8582nd and 8680th ($522 vs $506) 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 9253rd and 5610th 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
$3.23
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1430
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.46
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.7
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3440
$2645

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Distance City Cost of living
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$816
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$492
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$494
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$851
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$857
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$504
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$550
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$506
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$668
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$608
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$584
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$543
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$961
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$631
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$750
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$540
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$687
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1254
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$834
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1239
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$876
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$581
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$602
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1163
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$641
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$750
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$932
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$543
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$505
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1344
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$507
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$503
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$535
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$544
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$919
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$745
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$521
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$544
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$386
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859

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$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
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$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
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$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066