Bangui vs Changsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Changsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1619
🏠 One person rent	$226	$222
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$793
😷 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 8546th and 7989th ($518 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 378th 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 19th in China, while ranked 9268th and 3254th 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	$2.91	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$429
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$34.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$14.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$5614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$3.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$318
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$5672

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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 Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575