Bangui vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$538
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1576
🏠 One person rent	$226	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$228
😷 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 4% less expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 8546th and 8365th ($518 vs $538) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 9268th and 6193rd 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	$2.91	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$8.61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$13.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	20.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$1424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$2.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$1.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$21.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$612

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Cities near Bangui

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

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$517
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$515
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$500
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$512
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$511
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$515
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1583
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1616
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$458
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1531
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1578
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$514
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$553
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$496
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$603
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$689
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$450
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$607
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$452
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$670
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$564
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$548
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1572
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$435
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$468
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$550
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$487
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$394
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$577
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$675
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$467
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$689
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$673
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$693
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$722
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$720
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$797