Bangui vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2737
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$6793
🏠 One person rent	$221	$1830
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$3856
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$3804
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	6	88
🏙️ Population	889K	7.41M

The cost of living in Bangui is 81% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 8532nd and 427th ($513 vs $2737) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Hong Kong. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 9267th and 248th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Hong Kong

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	Bangui	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$6.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$2169
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$1533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$4708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$26276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$16290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$69.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$3.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$84.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$83.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$1052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$22706

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598