Ahmedabad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Ahmedabad | Surat | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 40% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8798th and 6501st ($471 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in India.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Ranked 18th vs 41st best cities to live in India, and 5969th vs 6339th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 23 km or 15 mi |  Gandhinagar | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Nadiad | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Mehsana | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Vadodara | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Godhra | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Rajkot | |
| 206 km or 128 mi | Udaipur | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Surat | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Navsari | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Ratlam | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Bhuj | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Pali | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Ujjain | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 336 km or 209 mi | Indore | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Malegaon | |
| 343 km or 213 mi | Porbandar | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Nashik | |
| 381 km or 237 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 385 km or 239 mi | Jodhpur | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Vasai | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Kota | |
| 418 km or 260 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 424 km or 264 mi | Kalyan | |
| 430 km or 267 mi | Thane | |
| 435 km or 270 mi | Ajmer | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Mumbai | |
| 456 km or 283 mi |  Mirpur Khas | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Bhopal | |
| 501 km or 311 mi | Hyderabad | |
| 519 km or 322 mi | Pune | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Akola | |
| 537 km or 333 mi | Vidisha | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Jaipur | |
| 553 km or 343 mi | Nawabshah | |
| 560 km or 348 mi | Bikaner | |
| 571 km or 355 mi | Sikar |
Cities near Surat
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi | Navsari | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Vadodara | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Nashik | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Nadiad | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Vasai | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Malegaon | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Godhra | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Kalyan | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Thane | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Rajkot | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mumbai | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Mehsana | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Pune | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ratlam | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Porbandar | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Indore | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ujjain | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Udaipur | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Bhuj | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Satara | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Akola | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Latur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Solapur | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Amravati | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Sangli | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Pali | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Nanded | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Bhopal | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 541 km or 336 mi | Kota | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Bijapur |