Bangui vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$3243
🏠 One person rent
$221
$958
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1655
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$325
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$2174
😷 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 8532nd and 3460th ($513 vs $1494) 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 9267th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$9.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.83
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.7
$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.9
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2664
$7169

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$767
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$482
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$482
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$850
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$806
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$485
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$527
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$486
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$747
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$556
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$533
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$522
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$910
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$665
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$555
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$523
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$553
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1265
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$764
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1121
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$843
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$609
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$580
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1120
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$601
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$655
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$876
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$520
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$487
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$741
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$495
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$485
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$553
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$519
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$974
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$668
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$508
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$523
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$384
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$812

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2240
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2379
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1239
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1844
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$967
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$780
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1090
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1779
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1709
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$547
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$548
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$518
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$514
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1280
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1223
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1243
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$515
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$585
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$1068
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1056
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$589
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$563
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$507
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$897
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$605
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$464
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$546
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$901
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$557
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$551
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$529
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$829
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$573
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$536