Bangui vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bangui	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$518	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1270	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$226	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$393	$1084
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	7	93
😀 Quality of life	6	83
🏙️ Population	889K	2.33M

The cost of living in Bangui is 40% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8546th and 6227th ($518 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the Central African Republic and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 9268th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Taoyuan

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	Bangui	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.91	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.47	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.3	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.86%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$853	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.7	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.44	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.39	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.2	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.82	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.75	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.1	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.8	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2844	$13630

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Cities near Bangui

Distance	City	Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi	Gemena	$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

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691