Bangui vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$225	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$767
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	20
😀 Quality of life	8	46
🏙️ Population	889K	6.44M

The cost of living in Bangui is 19% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8489th and 7433rd ($526 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 9279th and 6933rd 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	$3.12	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$28686

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$808
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$494
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$496
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$836
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$858
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$506
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$571
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$505
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$671
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$621
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$596
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$536
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$957
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$644
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$793
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$543
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$698
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1363
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$849
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1241
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$879
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$618
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$595
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1148
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$665
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$755
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$928
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$538
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$1413
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$508
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$505
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$555
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$536
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$960
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$708
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$520
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$536
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$397
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$864

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620