Bangui vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$221	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	30
😀 Quality of life	6	14
🏙️ Population	889K	4.27M

The cost of living in Bangui is 8% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8769th ($513 vs $474) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Central African Republic and Afghanistan, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9267th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Kabul

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	Bangui	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$1356

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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 Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476