Bangui vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangui	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$489	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$207	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$349	$309
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	72
😀 Quality of life	9	57
🏙️ Population	889K	16.8M

The cost of living in Bangui is 7% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8577th and 8745th ($489 vs $456) 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 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 9277th and 5727th 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	$2.75	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$763	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.99	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.3	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2658	$1449

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$770
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$462
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$462
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$825
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$804
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$469
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$467
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$567
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$616
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$510
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$860
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$264
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$761
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$501
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$436
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1300
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$860
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1242
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$808
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$314
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$561
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$587
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$683
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$511
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$469
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$990
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$476
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$468
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$241
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$509
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$1034
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$697
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$484
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$510
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$237
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323