Bangui vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$218
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.4
$120
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
33
😀 Quality of life
12
25
🏙️ Population
889K
5.33M

The cost of living in Bangui is 10% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8582nd and 8823rd ($522 vs $473) 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 0.2 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 9253rd and 8992nd 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
$3.23
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1430
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.46
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.7
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3440
$1540

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$816
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$492
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$494
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$851
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$857
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$504
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$550
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$506
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$668
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$608
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$584
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$543
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$961
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$631
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$750
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$540
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$687
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1254
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$834
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1239
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$876
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$581
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$602
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1163
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$641
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$750
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$932
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$543
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$505
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1344
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$507
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$503
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$535
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$544
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$919
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$745
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$521
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$544
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$386
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467