Bangui vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$226	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$1661
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	95
😀 Quality of life	6	87
🏙️ Population	889K	4.04M

The cost of living in Bangui is 51% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8546th and 5212th ($518 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Central African Republic and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 9268th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs New Taipei

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	Bangui	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$13786

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605