Ahmedabad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$437
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1053
$974
🏠 One person rent
$155
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$265
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$357
$310
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
58
40
😀 Quality of life
63
60
🏙️ Population
7.65M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 37% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8910th and 7286th ($437 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 12th vs 23rd best cities to live in India, and 5632nd vs 5975th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Surat

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Ahmedabad Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.57
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.39
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$257
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$197
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.6
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.6
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$894
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.52
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$2.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.97
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.88
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.07
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.85
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$43
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$929

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$401
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$373
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$378
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$382
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$287
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$310
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$326
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$693
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$286
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$297
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$284
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$317
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$257
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$331
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$355
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$362
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$324
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$346
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$302
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$330
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$294
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$326
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$355
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$379
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$475
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$269
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$344
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$733
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$360
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$365
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$502
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$286
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$329
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$382
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$326
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$289
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$325

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