Bangui vs Dubai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Dubai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$2229
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$5278
🏠 One person rent
$207
$1453
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$2877
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$3926
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
64
😀 Quality of life
9
88
🏙️ Population
889K
3.33M

The cost of living in Bangui is 78% less expensive than in Dubai. Cities ranked 8577th and 1218th ($489 vs $2229) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1.8 months in Dubai. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Dubai ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9277th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Dubai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$12.1
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$3504
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$92.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$4930
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$2984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$84.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$11.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$4.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$67.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$64.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$14799

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$770
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$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
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$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

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$1612
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$1841
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$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
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$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541