Bangui vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1882
🏠 One person rent	$225	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$752
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	7	69
😀 Quality of life	8	72
🏙️ Population	889K	10.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 21% less expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 8489th and 7341st ($526 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Dongguan ranked 20th in China, while ranked 9279th and 3389th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Dongguan

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	Bangui	Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$6823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$3488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$4.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$6.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$49.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$30
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$21416

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598