Bangui vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bangui Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$974
🏠 One person rent
$218
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.1
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$88.4
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
12
60
🏙️ Population
889K
5.94M

The cost of living in Bangui is 25% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8582nd and 7286th ($522 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Bangui compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bangui ranked 1st best city to live in the Central African Republic vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 9253rd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bangui vs Surat

Prices for goods and services in Bangui and Surat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bangui Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.23
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$214
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$244
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.86%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1430
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.46
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.39
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.61
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.7
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3440
$929

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bangui

Distance City Cost of living
183 km or 114 mi Gemena
$816
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$492
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$494
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$851
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$857
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$504
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$550
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$506
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$668
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$608
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$584
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$543
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$961
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$631
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$750
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$540
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$687
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1254
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$834
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1239
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$876
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$581
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$602
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1163
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$641
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$750
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$932
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$543
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$505
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1344
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$507
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$503
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$535
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$544
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$919
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$745
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$521
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$544
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$386
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$859

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319