Bangui vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$1375
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$3148
🏠 One person rent
$207
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1414
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$2188
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
9
70
🏙️ Population
889K
157K

The cost of living in Bangui is 64% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8577th and 3950th ($489 vs $1375) 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 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9277th and 3031st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$8.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$11.4
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$798
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$612
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$1068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
7.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$2294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$25.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$8.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$4.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$74.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$10676

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$770
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$469
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$548
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$467
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$567
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$633
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$616
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$510
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$860
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$264
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$761
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$501
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$436
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1300
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$860
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1242
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$808
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$314
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$561
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1001
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$587
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$683
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$511
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$469
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$990
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$476
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$468
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$241
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$1034
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$697
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$484
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$237
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604