Bangui vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1727
🏠 One person rent	$221	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$504
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$64.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$796
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	6	68
🏙️ Population	889K	10M

The cost of living in Bangui is 11% less expensive than in Changsha. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7932nd ($513 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 335th 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 1.4 months in Changsha. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Changsha ranked 21st in China, while ranked 9267th and 3100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Changsha

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	Bangui	Changsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$143
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$5493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$84.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$8619

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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 Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$582
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$570
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$586
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$563
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$579
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$596
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$590
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$569
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$590
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$480
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$549
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$533
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$564
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$591
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$635
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$600
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$609
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$591
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$556
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$724
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$561
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$645
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$506
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$656
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$679
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$638
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$660
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$613
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$558