Bangui vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1938
🏠 One person rent	$221	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$442
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$957
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	88
😀 Quality of life	6	72
🏙️ Population	889K	32.1M

The cost of living in Bangui is 19% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7340th ($513 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9267th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Chongqing

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	Bangui	Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$26796

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539