Bangui vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$218	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$175
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	76
😀 Quality of life	12	57
🏙️ Population	889K	16.8M

The cost of living in Bangui is 8% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8582nd and 8803rd ($522 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 9253rd and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Dhaka

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	Bangui	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$2100

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$816
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$492
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$494
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$851
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$857
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$504
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$506
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$668
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$608
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$584
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$543
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$961
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$631
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$750
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$540
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$687
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1254
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$834
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1239
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$876
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$581
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$602
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$641
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$750
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$932
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$543
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$505
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1344
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$507
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$503
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$535
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$544
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$919
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$745
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$521
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$544
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$386
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307