Bangui vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$3091
🏠 One person rent
$209
$765
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$372
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2321
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
45
😀 Quality of life
13
76
🏙️ Population
889K
298K

The cost of living in Bangui is 62% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8641st and 4453rd ($506 vs $1340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Bahrain, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.7 months in Manama. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9225th and 1297th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Manama

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Bangui Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.74
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$904
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$568
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$2618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$8.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$5.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$39.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$10985

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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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1218
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1062
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$965
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1059
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$778
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$2015
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$917
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$2100
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$454
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$457
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$494
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$471
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$505
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1628
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$497
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1437
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$703
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2470
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$469
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1543
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2356
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$459
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$522
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$509
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$694
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$861
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1455
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1173
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$548
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$521