Bangui vs Changchun - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Changchun
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1555
🏠 One person rent	$226	$253
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$61.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$971
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	7	73
😀 Quality of life	6	53
🏙️ Population	889K	9.07M

The cost of living in Bangui is 14% less expensive than in Changchun. Cities ranked 8546th and 7772nd ($518 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 308th 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 1.6 months in Changchun. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Changchun ranked 44th in China, while ranked 9268th and 6042nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Changchun

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	Bangui	Changchun
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$260
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$37.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2679
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$4090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$6.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$9.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$2.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$14935

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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 Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$572
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$541
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$567
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$531
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$585
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$524
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$588
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$558
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$529
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$531
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$550
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$583
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$672
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$534
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$618
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$474
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$535
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$533
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$557
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$511
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$514
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$577
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$517
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$589
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$523
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$506
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$512
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$636
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$524
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$512
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$527
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$537