Bangui vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$225	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$671
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	7	24
😀 Quality of life	8	45
🏙️ Population	889K	6.56M

The cost of living in Bangui is 13% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8489th and 7790th ($526 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 9279th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Shaoyang

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	Bangui	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599