Bangui vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$622
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1492
🏠 One person rent	$225	$246
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$312
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$704
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	7	43
😀 Quality of life	8	49
🏙️ Population	889K	6.65M

The cost of living in Bangui is 15% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 8489th and 7637th ($526 vs $622) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 136th 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 Hengyang. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Hengyang ranked 143rd in China, while ranked 9279th and 6726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Hengyang

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	Bangui	Hengyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$2.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$203
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$2989
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$9.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$63.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$7438

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$584
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$634
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$527
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$603
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$564
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$750
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$612
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$592
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$569
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$618
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$765
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$660
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$593
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$897
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$571
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$595
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$546
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$766
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$572
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$511
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$547
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$587
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$568
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$777
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$625
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$548
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$526
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$596
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$589
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599