Bangui vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangui	Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$489	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$1875
🏠 One person rent	$207	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$353
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$349	$967
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	9	73
🏙️ Population	889K	9.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 15% less expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 8577th and 7900th ($489 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 401st 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 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1.7 months in Foshan. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Foshan ranked 9th in China, while ranked 9277th and 1721st 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	$2.75	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$87.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$5068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$763	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$6.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.99	$3.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.3	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2658	$23979

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$770
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$462
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$462
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$825
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$804
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$469
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$467
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$567
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$616
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$510
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$860
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$264
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$761
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$501
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$436
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1300
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$860
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1242
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$808
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$314
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$561
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$587
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$683
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$511
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$469
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$990
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$476
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$468
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$241
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$509
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$1034
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$697
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$484
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$510
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$237
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805

Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$742
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$812
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$481
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$816
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$618
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1565
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$830
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$939
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$837
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2410
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$876
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$891
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$824
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$856
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$774
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$785
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1083
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$831
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$857
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$806
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$752
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$738
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$799
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$716
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$735
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$812
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$588
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$589
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$525
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$611
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$596
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$584
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$530
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$620
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$638