Bangui vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1271
🏠 One person rent	$226	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$403
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	29
😀 Quality of life	6	13
🏙️ Population	889K	4.27M

The cost of living in Bangui is 14% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8546th and 7801st ($518 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.3 months in Kabul. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9268th and 9123rd 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	$2.91	$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$1452

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487