Bangui vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$875
🏠 One person rent
$209
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
7
73
😀 Quality of life
13
61
🏙️ Population
889K
4.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 40% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8641st and 9031st ($506 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in the Central African Republic and India, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.7 months in Kolkata. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 9225th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Kolkata

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Bangui Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$1762

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289