Bangui vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$221	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	15
😀 Quality of life	6	47
🏙️ Population	889K	886K

The cost of living in Bangui is 52% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4967th ($513 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Central African Republic and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9267th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Tabuk

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	Bangui	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$8574

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028