Bangui vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$221	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	7	42
😀 Quality of life	6	54
🏙️ Population	889K	2.43M

The cost of living in Bangui is 48% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5632nd ($513 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Central African Republic and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9267th and 5982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Mecca

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	Bangui	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$4682

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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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507