Bangui vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangui	Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$522	$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1793
🏠 One person rent	$218	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$357
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.1	$77.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$88.4	$1018
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	7	76
😀 Quality of life	12	74
🏙️ Population	889K	32.1M

The cost of living in Bangui is 13% less expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 8582nd and 7933rd ($522 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 214th 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 1.7 months in Chongqing. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 9253rd and 2353rd 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	$3.23	$2.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$214	$276
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$499
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$244	$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$7.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1430	$2609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.1	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.46	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.62	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$9.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.39	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.1	$5.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.9	$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.61	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.7	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3440	$24477

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$816
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$492
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$494
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$851
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$857
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$504
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$550
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$506
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$668
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$608
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$584
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$543
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$961
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$631
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$750
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$540
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$687
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1254
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$834
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1239
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$876
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$581
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$602
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1163
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$641
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$750
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$932
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$543
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$505
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1344
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$507
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$503
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$535
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$544
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$919
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$745
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$521
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$544
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$386
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$859

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556