Bangui vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$518
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1270
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$226
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$393
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
96
😀 Quality of life
6
79
🏙️ Population
889K
17.7M

The cost of living in Bangui is 46% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8546th and 5948th ($518 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 9268th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.3
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$853
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.39
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.75
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.1
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.8
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2844
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618