Bangui vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$207
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$406
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
7
30
😀 Quality of life
9
29
🏙️ Population
889K
42.7K

The cost of living in Bangui is 0.6% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 8577th and 8601st ($489 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.7 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 9277th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$6789

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$770
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$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$469
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$548
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$467
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$567
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$633
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$616
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$510
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$860
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$264
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$761
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$501
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$436
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1300
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$860
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1242
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$808
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$314
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$561
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1001
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$587
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$683
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$511
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$469
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$990
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$476
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$468
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$241
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$1034
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$697
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$484
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$237
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805

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$530
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$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539