Bangui vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	7	78
😀 Quality of life	6	85
🏙️ Population	889K	936K

The cost of living in Bangui is 76% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8532nd and 1551st ($513 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.8 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 9267th and 374th 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	$2.99	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511