Bangui vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$226	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	6	38
🏙️ Population	889K	7.82M

The cost of living in Bangui is 33% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8546th and 6542nd ($518 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 9268th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Shangqiu

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	Bangui	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$18304

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542