Bangui vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2695
🏠 One person rent	$226	$511
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$2204
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	45
😀 Quality of life	6	75
🏙️ Population	889K	4.7M

The cost of living in Bangui is 54% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 8546th and 4828th ($518 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 2 months in Jeddah. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9268th and 1110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Jeddah

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	Bangui	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$68.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$34.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$7.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$7.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$94.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$6009

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$757
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$488
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$487
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$810
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$796
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$493
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$492
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$764
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$724
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$701
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$531
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$855
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$616
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$794
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$529
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$714
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1368
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$933
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1201
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$826
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$584
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$589
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1041
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$655
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$710
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$852
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$529
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$494
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$812
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$500
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$494
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$545
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$531
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$944
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$702
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$513
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$531
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$374
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$801

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491