Bangui vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangui	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1268	$1667
🏠 One person rent	$221	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$457
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.9	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$385	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	7	19
😀 Quality of life	6	38
🏙️ Population	889K	7.01M

The cost of living in Bangui is 19% less expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 8532nd and 7314th ($513 vs $637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 9267th and 7150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangui vs Zhumadian

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	Bangui	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.99	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.4	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.5	$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.83
🥤 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	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$483	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.3	$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.3	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.9	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.26%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1567	$3149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$931	$1823
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.83	$3.49
⛽ 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	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.41
🧀 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	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.29
🍅 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	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$5.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$74.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$76.9	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2664	$8598

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$571
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$591
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$580
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$655
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$586
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$632
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$547
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$552
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$591
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$619
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$538
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$633
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$538
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$528
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$600
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$529
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$615
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$604
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$545
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$519
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$577
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$736
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$630
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$509
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$651
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$582
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$505
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$505
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$600
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$504