Bangui vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$207
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$1719
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
7
65
😀 Quality of life
9
82
🏙️ Population
889K
1.25M

The cost of living in Bangui is 70% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8577th and 3028th ($489 vs $1612) 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 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1.1 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 9277th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$5193

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$770
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$469
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$548
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$467
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$567
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$633
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$616
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$510
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$860
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$264
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$761
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$501
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$436
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1300
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$860
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1242
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$808
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$314
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$561
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1001
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$587
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$683
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$511
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$469
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$990
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$476
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$468
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$241
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$1034
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$697
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$484
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$237
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541