Bangui vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$218
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.4
$1156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
7
41
😀 Quality of life
12
58
🏙️ Population
889K
2.43M

The cost of living in Bangui is 53% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8582nd and 5028th ($522 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1 months in Mecca. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9253rd and 6123rd 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
$3.23
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1430
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.46
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.7
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3440
$4622

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$816
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$492
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$494
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$851
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$857
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$504
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$550
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$506
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$668
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$608
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$584
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$543
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$961
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$631
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$750
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$540
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$687
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1254
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$834
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1239
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$876
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$581
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$602
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1163
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$641
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$750
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$932
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$543
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$505
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1344
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$507
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$503
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$535
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$544
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$919
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$745
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$521
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$544
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$386
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514