Bangui vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$225
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
46
😀 Quality of life
8
77
🏙️ Population
889K
298K

The cost of living in Bangui is 57% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8489th and 4625th ($526 vs $1237) 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 1.6 months in Manama. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 9279th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.12
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.9%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3018
$8943

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$808
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$494
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$496
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$836
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$858
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$506
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$571
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$505
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$671
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$621
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$596
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$536
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$957
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$644
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$793
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$543
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$698
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1363
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$849
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1241
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$879
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$618
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$595
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1148
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$665
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$755
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$928
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$538
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1413
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$508
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$505
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$555
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$536
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$960
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$708
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$520
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$536
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$397
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534