Bangui vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$1492
🏠 One person rent
$225
$315
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$47.6
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
28
😀 Quality of life
8
39
🏙️ Population
889K
2.69M

The cost of living in Bangui is 22% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8489th and 7287th ($526 vs $671) 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 9279th and 7834th 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
$3.12
$7.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.9%
13.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$1865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$6.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$3.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$0.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$3.82
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3018
$1711

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$808
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$494
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$496
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$836
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$858
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$506
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$571
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$505
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$671
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$621
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$596
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$536
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$957
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$644
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$793
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$543
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$698
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1363
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$849
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1241
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$879
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$618
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$595
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1148
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$665
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$755
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$928
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$538
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1413
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$508
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$505
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$555
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$536
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$960
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$708
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$520
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$536
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$397
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108