Bangui vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$209
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$2274
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
66
😀 Quality of life
13
86
🏙️ Population
889K
1.25M

The cost of living in Bangui is 67% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8641st and 3851st ($506 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.2 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 9225th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$8199

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469