Bangui vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$226
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
63
😀 Quality of life
6
49
🏙️ Population
889K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 21% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8546th and 8915th ($518 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9268th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$1146

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548