Bangui vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$221	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	7	37
😀 Quality of life	6	43
🏙️ Population	889K	6.98M

The cost of living in Bangui is 33% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6602nd ($513 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 9267th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Zhanjiang

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	Bangui	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$18959

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575