Bangui vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$221	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	7	66
😀 Quality of life	6	48
🏙️ Population	889K	1.96M

The cost of living in Bangui is 2% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8454th ($513 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in the Central African Republic and Iran, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 9267th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Isfahan

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	Bangui	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$594

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$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
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688