Bangui vs Karaj - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Karaj
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$221	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$245
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	76
😀 Quality of life	6	55
🏙️ Population	889K	1.59M

The cost of living in Bangui is 30% less expensive than in Karaj. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6734th ($513 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Central African Republic and Iran, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Karaj. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Karaj ranked 2nd in Iran, while ranked 9267th and 5911th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Karaj

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	Bangui	Karaj
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$8.55
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$13.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$5.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$628
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$2.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$3.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$0.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$16.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$1.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$823

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554