Bangui vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$2140
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$5387
🏠 One person rent
$221
$1269
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$2336
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$3522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
88
😀 Quality of life
6
94
🏙️ Population
889K
488K

The cost of living in Bangui is 76% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8532nd and 1491st ($513 vs $2140) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Edinburgh ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 9267th and 34th 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
$2.99
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$7.09
 Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$970
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$2573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
5.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$6219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$4199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.83
$27.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$9.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.7
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.9
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2664
$21911

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$482
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$485
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$527
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$486
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$747
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$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
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$384
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$812

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1608
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1692
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1649
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1604
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1500
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1699
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1482
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1763
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2011
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1765
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1601
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1551
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1246
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1404
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1567
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1726
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1614
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1705
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1638
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1651
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1628
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1637
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1732
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1510
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1707
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1592
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1722
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1328
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1393
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1288
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1377
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1500
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1714
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1382
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1629
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1968
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1692