Bangui vs Damascus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Damascus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$226
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$56.1
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
7
25
😀 Quality of life
6
32
🏙️ Population
889K
2.58M

The cost of living in Bangui is 23% less expensive than in Damascus. Cities ranked 8546th and 7105th ($518 vs $672) 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 0.8 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 9268th and 7854th 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
$2.91
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.26
 Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$66
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
13.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$880
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$1.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$47.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$48.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$1645

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BanguiDamascus

Cost of living

$356

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$488
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$487
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$810
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$796
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$493
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$666
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$492
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$764
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$724
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$701
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$855
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$616
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$794
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$529
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$714
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1368
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$933
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1201
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$826
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$584
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$589
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1041
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$655
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$710
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$852
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$529
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$812
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$500
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$494
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$545
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$944
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$702
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$513
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$531
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$374
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1750
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838