Bangui vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$1602
🏠 One person rent
$209
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$45
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
29
😀 Quality of life
13
40
🏙️ Population
889K
2.69M

The cost of living in Bangui is 28% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8641st and 7245th ($506 vs $706) 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 0.2 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 9225th and 7855th 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
$3.08
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
14.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$1741
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$5.04
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$3.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$34.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$65
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$1772

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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
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1093
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1204
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$927
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1441
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$2195
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$700
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$2044
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$841
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$771
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$2150
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$2008
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$2112
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$2142
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$2069
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$2125
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1873
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$2122
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$2133
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$390
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$2043
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$745
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1891
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2184
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2230
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2129
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$538
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$1070
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1918
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1032
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2347