Bangui vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$207
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$3083
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
88
😀 Quality of life
9
93
🏙️ Population
889K
488K

The cost of living in Bangui is 76% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8577th and 1692nd ($489 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in the Central African Republic and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9277th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Edinburgh

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Bangui Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$6.5
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$14724

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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
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$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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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666