Bangui vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$226	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$764
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	6	40
🏙️ Population	889K	6.44M

The cost of living in Bangui is 28% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8546th and 6841st ($518 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 9268th and 6892nd 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	$2.91	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.15
🥤 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	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$19047

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694