Bangui vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$221	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	97
😀 Quality of life	6	75
🏙️ Population	889K	18.7M

The cost of living in Bangui is 34% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6548th ($513 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 9267th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Guangzhou

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	Bangui	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$14511

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650