Bangui vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2471
🏠 One person rent	$225	$546
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$796
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$1724
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	7	15
😀 Quality of life	8	53
🏙️ Population	889K	886K

The cost of living in Bangui is 51% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8489th and 5095th ($526 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.2 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 11th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9279th and 6448th 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	$3.12	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$70.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$81.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$3.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$3.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$90.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$8498

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$782
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$517
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1734
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$798
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$940
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$645
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$346
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$354
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$718
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1910
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1855
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1645
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1867
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1879
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1021
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$837
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1951
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$987
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$769
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1957
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1009
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$695
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1072
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$548
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1947
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2347
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2064
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1998
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$276
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233