Bangui vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2038
🏠 One person rent	$226	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$688
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	7	48
😀 Quality of life	6	30
🏙️ Population	889K	5.35M

The cost of living in Bangui is 42% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 8546th and 6170th ($518 vs $889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Central African Republic and Sudan, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 9268th and 8091st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Khartoum

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	Bangui	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	21.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$2065

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Cities near Bangui

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

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$902
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$868
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$851
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1094
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$847
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$988
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$946
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$491
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$490
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$502
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$524
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$686
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$928
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$944
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$814
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$324
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1123
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$590
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$940
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$513
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$513
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$895
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$915
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$837
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$314
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$810
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$489
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$895
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$333
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$554
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$520
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$488