Bangui vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2020
🏠 One person rent	$226	$226
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$439
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$890
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	87
😀 Quality of life	6	72
🏙️ Population	889K	32.1M

The cost of living in Bangui is 22% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8546th and 7185th ($518 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.3 months in Chongqing. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9268th and 1966th 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	$2.91	$3.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$272
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$58.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$9.98
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$1355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$30.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$27717

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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 Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$575
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$607
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$618
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$642
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$609
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$682
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$609
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$574
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$625
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$568
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$627
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$594
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$611
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$577
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$593
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$624
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$660
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$588
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$587
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$591
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$550
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$612
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$572
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$570
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$605
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$581
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$559
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$614
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$604
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$555
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$603
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$596
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$596
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$613
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556