Bangui vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$207
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$1524
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
9
80
🏙️ Population
889K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bangui is 48% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8577th and 5744th ($489 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9277th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584