Bangui vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$221	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	7	48
😀 Quality of life	6	31
🏙️ Population	889K	2.81M

The cost of living in Bangui is 44% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 8532nd and 5997th ($513 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Central African Republic and Sudan, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 9267th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Omdurman

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	Bangui	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482