Bangui vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$226
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
65
😀 Quality of life
6
83
🏙️ Population
889K
1.25M

The cost of living in Bangui is 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8546th and 3679th ($518 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Central African Republic and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9268th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$757
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$488
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$487
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$810
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$796
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$493
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$666
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$492
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$764
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$724
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$701
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$855
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$616
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$794
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$529
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$714
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1368
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$933
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1201
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$826
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$584
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$589
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1041
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$655
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$710
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$852
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$529
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$494
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$812
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$500
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$494
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$545
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$944
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$702
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$513
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$531
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$374
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507