Bangui vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$221	$240
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$430
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	7	94
😀 Quality of life	6	72
🏙️ Population	889K	20.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 18% less expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7421st ($513 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 164th 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 Chengdu. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chengdu ranked 9th in China, while ranked 9267th and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Chengdu

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	Bangui	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2020
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$11550

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574