Bangui vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2575
🏠 One person rent	$218	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$217
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	57
😀 Quality of life	12	31
🏙️ Population	889K	43.9K

The cost of living in Bangui is 53% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8582nd and 4985th ($522 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Palestine, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 9253rd and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Ramallah

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	Bangui	Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$4719

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$816
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$492
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$494
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$851
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$857
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$504
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$506
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$668
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$608
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$584
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$543
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$961
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$631
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$750
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$540
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$687
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1254
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$834
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1239
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$876
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$581
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$602
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$641
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$750
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$932
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$543
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$505
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1344
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$507
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$503
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$535
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$544
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$919
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$745
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$521
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$544
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$386
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859

Cities near Ramallah

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
21 km or 13 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
23 km or 14 mi	Ariel	$1821
26 km or 16 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
29 km or 18 mi	Lod	$2154
31 km or 19 mi	Ramla	$2346
32 km or 20 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
32 km or 20 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
34 km or 21 mi	Yehud	$2260
36 km or 22 mi	Nablus	$978
36 km or 23 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
37 km or 23 mi	Rehovot	$2066
38 km or 23 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
38 km or 24 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
38 km or 24 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
39 km or 24 mi	Qalqilya	$910
40 km or 25 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
41 km or 26 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
41 km or 26 mi	Hebron	$895
41 km or 26 mi	Givatayim	$2449
42 km or 26 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
42 km or 26 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
43 km or 27 mi	Holon	$2031
43 km or 27 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
44 km or 27 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
44 km or 27 mi	Tira	$2274
44 km or 27 mi	Yavne	$2172
44 km or 28 mi	Herzliya	$3089
45 km or 28 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
45 km or 28 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
45 km or 28 mi	Tayibe	$2207
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 29 mi	Dura	$1062
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
52 km or 33 mi	Al-Salt	$546
53 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
58 km or 36 mi	Netanya	$2136
60 km or 37 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2098
65 km or 41 mi	Ashkelon	$1761