Bangui vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$221	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	6	66
🏙️ Population	889K	9.37M

The cost of living in Bangui is 18% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7405th ($513 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 9267th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Hefei

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	Bangui	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$8278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665