Bangui vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$209
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2284
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
13
78
🏙️ Population
889K
7.01M

The cost of living in Bangui is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8641st and 3485th ($506 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9225th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$801
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$478
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$477
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$833
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$843
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$490
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$551
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$489
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$666
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$601
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$576
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$946
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$567
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$759
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$524
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$699
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1156
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$821
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1209
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$860
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$514
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$590
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1133
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$627
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$738
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$533
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$490
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1272
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$494
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$490
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$476
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$938
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$743
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$505
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$533
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$373
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459