Bangui vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$221	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	100
😀 Quality of life	6	78
🏙️ Population	889K	24.9M

The cost of living in Bangui is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8532nd and 4858th ($513 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9267th and 675th 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	$2.99	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746