Bangui vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$225	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$181
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	8	57
🏙️ Population	889K	16.8M

The cost of living in Bangui is 13% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8489th and 8829th ($526 vs $464) 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 9279th and 6151st 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	$3.12	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$1844

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Cities near Bangui

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

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302