Bangui vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$218
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.4
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
7
70
😀 Quality of life
12
78
🏙️ Population
889K
7.01M

The cost of living in Bangui is 68% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8582nd and 3529th ($522 vs $1632) 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 9253rd and 879th 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
$3.23
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1430
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.46
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.7
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3440
$9443

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487