Bangui vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$3576
🏠 One person rent	$225	$931
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1463
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$375
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$2496
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	8	80
🏙️ Population	889K	7.01M

The cost of living in Bangui is 68% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8489th and 3418th ($526 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9279th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Riyadh

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	Bangui	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$9818

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$967
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$862
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$908
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1008
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$930
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$873
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1201
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1230
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1849
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1770
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$825
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$730
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$453
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$889
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$918
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$669
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1182
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$503
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$483
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$583
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1162
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$553
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$681
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$903
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$530
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$463