Bangui vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1420
🏠 One person rent	$221	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$241
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	6	24
🏙️ Population	889K	214K

The cost of living in Bangui is 2% more expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8632nd ($513 vs $502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Central African Republic and Tanzania, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Tanzania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Dodoma. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Dodoma ranked 7th in Tanzania, while ranked 9267th and 8698th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Dodoma

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	Bangui	Dodoma
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$86.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$66.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	15.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$8420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$3.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$4.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$58.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$18.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$45.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$8092

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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 Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$486
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$638
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$561
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$523
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$552
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$461
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$545
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$580
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$625
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$408
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$760
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$498
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$589
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$525
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$500
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$748
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$566
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$648
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$648
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$522
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$647
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$650
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$651
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$747
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$541
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$490
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$483
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$648
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$719
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$413
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$648
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$558
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$771
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$602
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$518
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$562
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$803
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$698
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$646