Bangui vs Hengyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Hengyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$1528
🏠 One person rent	$226	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$363
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$760
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	7	44
😀 Quality of life	6	44
🏙️ Population	889K	6.65M

The cost of living in Bangui is 15% less expensive than in Hengyang. Cities ranked 8546th and 7667th ($518 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 272nd 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 1.2 months in Hengyang. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Hengyang ranked 135th in China, while ranked 9268th and 6641st 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	$2.91	$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$281
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$759
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$32.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3411
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$3288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$0.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$61
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$5721

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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 Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$600
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$618
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$612
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$584
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$570
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$746
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$594
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$582
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$595
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$611
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$611
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$783
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$628
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$852
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$497
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$558
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$813
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$599
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$623
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$538
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$780
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$592
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$552
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$566
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$556
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$612
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$614
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$596
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$808
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$663
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$573
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$521
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$605
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$618
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610