Bangui vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$221	$475
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$789
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$2468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	7	40
😀 Quality of life	6	74
🏙️ Population	889K	903K

The cost of living in Bangui is 51% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5127th ($513 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Central African Republic and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 2.3 months in Dammam. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9267th and 1259th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Dammam

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	Bangui	Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$6.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$62.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1112
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$2.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$7.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$68.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$8339

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Dammam

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Dhahran	$1068
53 km or 33 mi	Isa Town	$1243
54 km or 33 mi	Manama	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Qatif	$897
57 km or 35 mi	Riffa	$1223
76 km or 47 mi	Jubail	$901
119 km or 74 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
163 km or 101 mi	Al Khor	$1709
191 km or 119 mi	Doha	$1779
291 km or 181 mi	Bushehr	$551
325 km or 202 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
334 km or 207 mi	Borazjan	$546
385 km or 239 mi	Kazerun	$557
388 km or 241 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
394 km or 245 mi	Riyadh	$1637
411 km or 256 mi	Jahrom	$547
425 km or 264 mi	Al-Faw	$736
427 km or 265 mi	Shiraz	$589
447 km or 278 mi	Fasa	$548
453 km or 282 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
463 km or 288 mi	Behbahan	$536
465 km or 289 mi	Marvdasht	$563
467 km or 290 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
468 km or 291 mi	Abadan	$547
473 km or 294 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
481 km or 299 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
483 km or 300 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
492 km or 306 mi	Yasuj	$529
498 km or 310 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
503 km or 313 mi	Basra	$904
537 km or 334 mi	Dubai	$2379
543 km or 337 mi	Sharjah	$1494
550 km or 342 mi	Ajman	$2240
554 km or 344 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
561 km or 349 mi	Ahvaz	$597
601 km or 374 mi	Izeh	$525
604 km or 376 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
610 km or 379 mi	Unaizah	$969
616 km or 383 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
616 km or 383 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552