Bangui vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$226	$185
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$415
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	6	70
🏙️ Population	889K	9.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 14% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8546th and 7753rd ($518 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 Foshan. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 9268th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Foshan

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	Bangui	Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$24357

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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 Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660