Bangui vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$221	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	7	71
😀 Quality of life	6	61
🏙️ Population	889K	10.6M

The cost of living in Bangui is 7% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8532nd and 8748th ($513 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 9267th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Shijiazhuang

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	Bangui	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$4785

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$767
308 km or 192 mi	Berberati	$482
449 km or 279 mi	Bria	$482
480 km or 298 mi	Mbandaka	$850
496 km or 308 mi	Bumba	$806
532 km or 330 mi	Sarh	$485
641 km or 398 mi	Ngaoundere	$527
745 km or 463 mi	Bongor	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Yaounde	$747
790 km or 491 mi	Garoua	$556
833 km or 518 mi	Maroua	$533
837 km or 520 mi	Gamboma	$522
852 km or 529 mi	Kisangani	$910
878 km or 545 mi	Mubi	$665
911 km or 566 mi	Bafoussam	$555
943 km or 586 mi	N'Djamena	$523
946 km or 588 mi	Bamenda	$553
983 km or 611 mi	Douala	$1265
1011 km or 628 mi	Kumba	$764
1018 km or 632 mi	Bata	$1121
1020 km or 634 mi	Isiro	$843
1021 km or 634 mi	Maiduguri	$609
1027 km or 638 mi	Brazzaville	$580
1033 km or 642 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
1035 km or 643 mi	Buea	$601
1037 km or 644 mi	Limbe	$655
1046 km or 650 mi	Kikwit	$876
1058 km or 657 mi	Kinkala	$520
1081 km or 672 mi	Abeche	$487
1088 km or 676 mi	Malabo	$741
1093 km or 679 mi	Yambio	$495
1095 km or 680 mi	Bol	$485
1095 km or 681 mi	Damaturu	$553
1100 km or 683 mi	Madingou	$519
1101 km or 684 mi	Nyala	$974
1104 km or 686 mi	Libreville	$668
1105 km or 687 mi	Wau	$508
1116 km or 693 mi	Kayes	$523
1136 km or 706 mi	Calabar	$384
1146 km or 712 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716