Bangui vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$226
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$1727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
6
68
🏙️ Population
889K
1.42M

The cost of living in Bangui is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8546th and 4893rd ($518 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Oman, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9268th and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$8649

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$757
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$488
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$487
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$810
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$796
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$493
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$666
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$492
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$764
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$724
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$701
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$855
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$616
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$794
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$529
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$714
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1368
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$933
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1201
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$826
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$584
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$589
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1041
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$655
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$710
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$852
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$529
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$812
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$500
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$494
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$545
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$944
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$702
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$513
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$531
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$374
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548