Ahmedabad vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ahmedabad Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$442
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1064
$990
🏠 One person rent
$159
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$271
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.3
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
40
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
7.65M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 37% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8888th and 7068th ($442 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 28th vs 45th best cities to live in India, and 6115th vs 6284th 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
$3.38
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.48
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$2.08
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$200
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.9
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.39
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.05%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$715
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.66
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$2.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.93
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.09
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.25
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.39
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.4
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.6
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.7
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1440
$922

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi Gandhinagar
$407
47 km or 29 mi Nadiad
$375
66 km or 41 mi Mehsana
$382
103 km or 64 mi Vadodara
$374
110 km or 68 mi Godhra
$366
148 km or 92 mi Bhavnagar
$291
200 km or 124 mi Rajkot
$324
206 km or 128 mi Udaipur
$315
208 km or 130 mi Surat
$705
234 km or 145 mi Navsari
$278
256 km or 159 mi Ratlam
$303
299 km or 186 mi Bhuj
$290
314 km or 195 mi Pali
$305
327 km or 203 mi Ujjain
$264
332 km or 206 mi Bhilwara
$328
336 km or 209 mi Indore
$361
343 km or 213 mi Malegaon
$382
343 km or 213 mi Porbandar
$330
359 km or 223 mi Nashik
$350
381 km or 237 mi Jalgaon
$303
385 km or 239 mi Jodhpur
$322
397 km or 246 mi Vasai
$267
407 km or 253 mi Kota
$333
418 km or 260 mi Bhiwandi
$363
424 km or 264 mi Kalyan
$399
430 km or 267 mi Thane
$487
435 km or 270 mi Ajmer
$274
447 km or 278 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
451 km or 280 mi Aurangabad
$349
453 km or 281 mi Mumbai
$705
456 km or 283 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
495 km or 308 mi Bhopal
$366
501 km or 311 mi Hyderabad
$382
519 km or 322 mi Pune
$517
523 km or 325 mi Akola
$297
537 km or 333 mi Vidisha
$334
544 km or 338 mi Jaipur
$387
553 km or 343 mi Nawabshah
$324
560 km or 348 mi Bikaner
$290
571 km or 355 mi Sikar
$335

Cities near Surat

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