Bangui vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$221	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	46
😀 Quality of life	6	50
🏙️ Population	889K	3M

The cost of living in Bangui is 1% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8574th ($513 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 84th in the Central African Republic and Iran, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 9267th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Mashhad

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	Bangui	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$618

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788