Bangui vs Bijie - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Bijie
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1707
🏠 One person rent	$221	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$397
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$80.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	7	9
😀 Quality of life	6	43
🏙️ Population	889K	6.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 12% less expensive than in Bijie. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7844th ($513 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 305th 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 2.2 months in Bijie. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Bijie ranked 157th in China, while ranked 9267th and 6717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Bijie

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	Bangui	Bijie
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$42.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$18453

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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 Bijie

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 56 mi	Liupanshui	$574
125 km or 77 mi	Renhuai	$540
134 km or 83 mi	Anshun	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Zhaotong	$601
162 km or 101 mi	Guiyang	$559
169 km or 105 mi	Zunyi	$554
174 km or 108 mi	Yibin	$590
177 km or 110 mi	Luzhou	$613
227 km or 141 mi	Longchang	$593
233 km or 145 mi	Zigong	$584
248 km or 154 mi	Qujing	$634
249 km or 155 mi	Xingyi	$571
249 km or 155 mi	Duyun	$546
255 km or 158 mi	Neijiang	$652
277 km or 172 mi	Chongqing	$634
295 km or 183 mi	Leshan	$554
304 km or 189 mi	Xichang	$580
310 km or 193 mi	Emeishan	$540
320 km or 199 mi	Ziyang	$592
337 km or 210 mi	Meishan	$590
351 km or 218 mi	Jianyang	$580
358 km or 222 mi	Suining	$579
360 km or 223 mi	Kunming	$656
363 km or 225 mi	Panzhihua	$603
372 km or 231 mi	Huaying	$553
373 km or 232 mi	Ya'an	$573
376 km or 233 mi	Guang'an	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Tongren	$573
389 km or 242 mi	Qionglai	$572
392 km or 244 mi	Chengdu	$623
396 km or 246 mi	Nanchong	$526
397 km or 247 mi	Shehong	$546
401 km or 249 mi	Baise	$571
402 km or 250 mi	Chongzhou	$581
403 km or 250 mi	Hechi	$575
420 km or 261 mi	Guanghan	$554
428 km or 266 mi	Yuxi	$611
430 km or 267 mi	Pengzhou	$572
434 km or 270 mi	Deyang	$549
439 km or 273 mi	Shifang	$540