Bangui vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2569
🏠 One person rent	$221	$541
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$966
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	7	43
😀 Quality of life	6	70
🏙️ Population	889K	1.42M

The cost of living in Bangui is 53% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4892nd ($513 vs $1090) 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 9267th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Muscat

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	Bangui	Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$967
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$780
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$585
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1239
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1844
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2240
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1494
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$605
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$518
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$515
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$829
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$514
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1779
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$547
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1709
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$464
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$548
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1223
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1280
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1243
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$442
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$809
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$589
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$1068
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$563
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$1056
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$897
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$557
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$546
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$901
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$551