Bangui vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1578
🏠 One person rent	$221	$259
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	7	50
😀 Quality of life	6	48
🏙️ Population	889K	1.57M

The cost of living in Bangui is 13% less expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7787th ($513 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in the Central African Republic and Iran, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 9267th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Shiraz

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	Bangui	Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$1.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$2161

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Cities near Bangui

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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$563
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$557
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$548
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$546
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$529
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$547
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$551
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$536
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$502
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$514
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$573
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$523
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$502
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$525
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$897
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$736
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$901
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$547
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$597
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1280
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1056
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1243
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1223
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$1068
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$464
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$562
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1709
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$904
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$723