Bangui vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$225	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$658
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	8	73
🏙️ Population	889K	21.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 49% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 8489th and 5355th ($526 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9279th and 2546th 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	$3.12	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$22823

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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 Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741