Bangui vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangui	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$489	$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$207	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$1364
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$349	$1709
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	9	78
🏙️ Population	889K	21.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 54% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8577th and 4887th ($489 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Central African Republic and China, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9277th and 583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Beijing

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	Bangui	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$763	$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.99	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.3	$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2658	$27310

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Cities near Bangui

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

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506