Bangui vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$2014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$4398
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1360
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2333
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$2972
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	41
😀 Quality of life	12	84
🏙️ Population	889K	1.19M

The cost of living in Bangui is 74% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8582nd and 1994th ($522 vs $2014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Qatar, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in Doha. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 9253rd and 537th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Doha

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	Bangui	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$8.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$6.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$1589
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$1972
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$87.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$86.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$4680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$3108
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$136
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$11285

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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 Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1923
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1109
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1192
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1309
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$931
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1037
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$823
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2420
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1473
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2183
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$545
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$465
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$489
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1457
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$541
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$523
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1214
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$565
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1632
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$547
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$487
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$707
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$492
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$545
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$556
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$796
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$861