Bangui vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$209
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$146
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
7
33
😀 Quality of life
13
26
🏙️ Population
889K
5.33M

The cost of living in Bangui is 0.4% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8641st and 8650th ($506 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 9225th and 8929th 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
$3.08
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$1302

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Distance City Cost of living
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$801
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$478
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$477
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$833
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$843
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$490
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$551
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$489
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$666
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$601
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$576
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$946
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$567
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$759
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$524
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$699
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1156
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$821
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1209
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$860
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$514
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$590
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1133
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$627
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$738
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$533
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$490
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1272
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$494
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$490
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$476
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$938
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$743
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$505
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$533
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$373
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469