Bangui vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangui	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$489	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1214	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$207	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$399	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$349	$724
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	9	43
🏙️ Population	889K	6.49M

The cost of living in Bangui is 32% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8577th and 6691st ($489 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 9277th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Shangrao

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	Bangui	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$281	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.05%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1457	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$763	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.34	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.29	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.77	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.34	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.99	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.4	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$74.3	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2658	$20642

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$770
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$462
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$462
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$825
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$804
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$469
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$548
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$467
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$567
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$616
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$510
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$860
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$264
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$761
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$501
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$436
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1300
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$860
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1242
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$808
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$314
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$561
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$587
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$683
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$829
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$511
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$469
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$990
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$476
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$468
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$241
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$509
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$1034
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$697
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$484
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$510
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$237
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$805

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696