Bangui vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$209
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$142
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
13
54
🏙️ Population
889K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 20% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8641st and 8923rd ($506 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Central African Republic and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9225th and 6375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Karachi

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Bangui Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525