Bangui vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1224
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$209
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$104
$1068
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
13
76
🏙️ Population
889K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 56% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8641st and 4880th ($506 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9225th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Shanghai

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Bangui Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.08
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$201
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.85%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1417
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$786
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.02
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.14
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.8
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3817
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$801
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$478
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$477
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$833
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$843
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$490
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$551
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$489
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$666
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$601
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$576
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$531
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$946
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$567
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$759
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$524
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$699
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1156
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$821
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1209
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$860
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$514
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$590
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1133
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$627
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$738
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$915
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$533
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$490
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1272
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$494
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$490
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$476
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$531
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$938
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$743
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$505
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$533
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$373
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$846

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789