Bangui vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$218
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.4
$879
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
7
99
😀 Quality of life
12
75
🏙️ Population
889K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8582nd and 4971st ($522 vs $1126) 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9253rd and 1655th 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
$3.23
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1430
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.46
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.7
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3440
$27781

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$816
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$492
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$494
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$851
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$857
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$504
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$550
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$506
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$668
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$608
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$584
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$543
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$961
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$631
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$750
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$540
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$687
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1254
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$834
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1239
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$876
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$581
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$602
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1163
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$641
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$750
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$932
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$543
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$505
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1344
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$507
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$503
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$535
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$544
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$919
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$745
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$521
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$544
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$386
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765