Bangui vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1214
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$207
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$349
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
9
51
🏙️ Population
889K
5.94M

The cost of living in Bangui is 40% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8577th and 6358th ($489 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Central African Republic and India, respectively. Check the Central African Republic vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangui compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 9277th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$281
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$763
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.34
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.29
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.77
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.99
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$74.3
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2658
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
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$770
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$462
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$462
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$825
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$804
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$469
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$548
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$467
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$567
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$633
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$616
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$510
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$860
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$264
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$761
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$501
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$436
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1300
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$860
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1242
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$808
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$314
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$561
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1001
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$587
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$683
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$829
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$511
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$469
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$990
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$476
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$468
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$241
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$509
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$1034
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$697
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$484
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$510
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$237
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$805

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361