Bangui vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$218
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.4
$415
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
7
27
😀 Quality of life
12
32
🏙️ Population
889K
42.7K

The cost of living in Bangui is 4% less expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8582nd and 8447th ($522 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Central African Republic and Kenya, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 9253rd and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Meru

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Bangui Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1430
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.46
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.7
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3440
$9031

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$816
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$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
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$455
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$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
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$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544