Bangui vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangui	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$526	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1246	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$225	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$206	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.6	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$105	$733
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	7	85
😀 Quality of life	8	71
🏙️ Population	889K	9.07M

The cost of living in Bangui is 5% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8489th and 8245th ($526 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 9279th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Shenyang

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	Bangui	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.12	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.66	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$398	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$264	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.1	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.9%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1543	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.84	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.82	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.48	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.73	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.2	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.3	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.11	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.1	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3018	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501