Bangui vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$221
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.9
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$385
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
6
48
🏙️ Population
889K
5.94M

The cost of living in Bangui is 33% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8532nd and 6559th ($513 vs $771) 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 0.8 months in Bangui compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 9267th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.74
🥤 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
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$483
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.9
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.26%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1567
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$931
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.83
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.32
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$76.9
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2664
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340