Bangui vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$221	$523
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$319
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	7	21
😀 Quality of life	6	40
🏙️ Population	889K	6.71M

The cost of living in Bangui is 43% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6043rd ($513 vs $900) 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Yancheng ranked 236th in China, while ranked 9267th and 6955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Yancheng

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	Bangui	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$3.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$5.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1065
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$4.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$3.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$22179

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$665
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$665
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$621
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$668
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$643
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$644
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$644
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$620
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$613
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$603
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$636
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$592
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$643
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$536
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$607
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$657
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$602
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$702
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$620
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$621
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$631
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$746
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$572
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$645
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$670
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$587
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$575
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$701
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$695
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$654
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$566
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$665
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$868
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$700
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$541
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$505
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$984