Bangui vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$226
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
6
72
🏙️ Population
889K
298K

The cost of living in Bangui is 59% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 8546th and 4400th ($518 vs $1267) 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 0.8 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 9268th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$10026

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520