Bangui vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$225	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$3017
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	8	87
🏙️ Population	889K	936K

The cost of living in Bangui is 79% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8489th and 950th ($526 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and Israel, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 9279th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Jerusalem

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	Bangui	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$23696

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850