Bangui vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$207
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$1705
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
7
44
😀 Quality of life
9
68
🏙️ Population
889K
1.42M

The cost of living in Bangui is 57% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8577th and 4635th ($489 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9277th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$770
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$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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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646