Bangui vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$221	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	36
😀 Quality of life	6	45
🏙️ Population	889K	1.79M

The cost of living in Bangui is 14% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7691st ($513 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in the Central African Republic and Iraq, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9267th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Mosul

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	Bangui	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$3104

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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 Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766