Bangui vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$221	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	7	28
😀 Quality of life	6	41
🏙️ Population	889K	6.23M

The cost of living in Bangui is 22% less expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7175th ($513 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th 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 Xinyang. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 9267th and 6860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Xinyang

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	Bangui	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558