Bangui vs Dodoma - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Dodoma
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1281
🏠 One person rent	$226	$273
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	6	21
🏙️ Population	889K	214K

The cost of living in Bangui is 8% less expensive than in Dodoma. Cities ranked 8546th and 8146th ($518 vs $564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.3 months in Dodoma. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Dodoma ranked 6th in Tanzania, while ranked 9268th and 8808th 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	$2.91	$1.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$16.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$59.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	16.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$12314
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$5816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$3.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$4.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$12.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$6316

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Dodoma

Distance	City	Cost of living
221 km or 137 mi	Morogoro	$639
337 km or 209 mi	Arusha	$543
369 km or 229 mi	Moshi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Stone Town	$675
381 km or 237 mi	Zanzibar	$736
389 km or 242 mi	Mbeya	$433
393 km or 244 mi	Tanga	$601
395 km or 246 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
498 km or 309 mi	Mombasa	$560
522 km or 324 mi	Mwanza	$466
553 km or 343 mi	Machakos	$482
564 km or 351 mi	Nairobi	$745
590 km or 366 mi	Malindi	$502
597 km or 371 mi	Thika	$571
608 km or 378 mi	Mzuzu	$534
664 km or 413 mi	Nakuru	$493
669 km or 415 mi	Kasama	$1079
671 km or 417 mi	Mzimba	$574
683 km or 425 mi	Ruyigi	$509
687 km or 427 mi	Rutana	$509
693 km or 430 mi	Kisumu	$518
700 km or 435 mi	Makamba	$509
709 km or 441 mi	Muyinga	$509
717 km or 446 mi	Gitega	$510
726 km or 451 mi	Kalemie	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Meru	$535
745 km or 463 mi	Mumias	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Eldoret	$460
756 km or 470 mi	Ngozi	$509
776 km or 482 mi	Bujumbura	$546
779 km or 484 mi	Butare	$441
787 km or 489 mi	Bubanza	$508
790 km or 491 mi	Entebbe	$559
791 km or 492 mi	Kigali	$723
791 km or 492 mi	Tororo	$581
794 km or 493 mi	Nyanza	$545
794 km or 493 mi	Jinja	$511
798 km or 496 mi	Uvira	$763
810 km or 503 mi	Kampala	$707
816 km or 507 mi	Kira Town	$643