Bangui vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$221	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1546
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	6	66
🏙️ Population	889K	1.41M

The cost of living in Bangui is 58% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4439th ($513 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9267th and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Medina

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	Bangui	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905