Bangui vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$221	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	54
😀 Quality of life	6	66
🏙️ Population	889K	8.78M

The cost of living in Bangui is 20% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7256th ($513 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 Quanzhou. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 9267th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Quanzhou

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	Bangui	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936