Bangui vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangui Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$526
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1246
$990
🏠 One person rent
$225
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.6
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
8
55
🏙️ Population
889K
5.94M

The cost of living in Bangui is 25% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8489th and 7068th ($526 vs $705) 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 45th in India, while ranked 9279th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bangui Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.12
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.1
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.9%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.66
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.73
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3018
$922

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$808
308 km or 192 mi Berberati
$494
449 km or 279 mi Bria
$496
480 km or 298 mi Mbandaka
$836
496 km or 308 mi Bumba
$858
532 km or 330 mi Sarh
$506
641 km or 398 mi Ngaoundere
$571
745 km or 463 mi Bongor
$505
783 km or 487 mi Yaounde
$671
790 km or 491 mi Garoua
$621
833 km or 518 mi Maroua
$596
837 km or 520 mi Gamboma
$536
852 km or 529 mi Kisangani
$957
878 km or 545 mi Mubi
$644
911 km or 566 mi Bafoussam
$793
943 km or 586 mi N'Djamena
$543
946 km or 588 mi Bamenda
$698
983 km or 611 mi Douala
$1363
1011 km or 628 mi Kumba
$849
1018 km or 632 mi Bata
$1241
1020 km or 634 mi Isiro
$879
1021 km or 634 mi Maiduguri
$618
1027 km or 638 mi Brazzaville
$595
1033 km or 642 mi Kinshasa
$1148
1035 km or 643 mi Buea
$665
1037 km or 644 mi Limbe
$755
1046 km or 650 mi Kikwit
$928
1058 km or 657 mi Kinkala
$538
1081 km or 672 mi Abeche
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Malabo
$1413
1093 km or 679 mi Yambio
$508
1095 km or 680 mi Bol
$505
1095 km or 681 mi Damaturu
$555
1100 km or 683 mi Madingou
$536
1101 km or 684 mi Nyala
$960
1104 km or 686 mi Libreville
$708
1105 km or 687 mi Wau
$520
1116 km or 693 mi Kayes
$536
1136 km or 706 mi Calabar
$397
1146 km or 712 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$864

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333