Bangui vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$207
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$409
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$56.5
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
25
😀 Quality of life
9
36
🏙️ Population
889K
2.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 16% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8577th and 7822nd ($489 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Syria, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Syria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 0.1 months in Damascus. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Damascus ranked 1st in Syria, while ranked 9277th and 7665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Damascus

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Bangui Damascus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.51
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$474
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$30.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
11.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$1756
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$1228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$3.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$9.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$3.85
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$94.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$1634

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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
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850