Bangui vs Luoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Luoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1437
🏠 One person rent	$221	$148
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$263
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	7	34
😀 Quality of life	6	40
🏙️ Population	889K	7.06M

The cost of living in Bangui is 2% more expensive than in Luoyang. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8612th ($513 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 510th 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 1.1 months in Luoyang. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Luoyang ranked 237th in China, while ranked 9267th and 6957th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Luoyang

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	Bangui	Luoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$1978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1308
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$9.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$1.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$2.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$57.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$65.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$179
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$16348

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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 Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580