Auckland vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2205
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5084
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$1242
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$2127
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$570
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$257
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3546
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
32
40
😀 Quality of life
90
48
🏙️ Population
1.47M
5.94M

The cost of living in Auckland is 181% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1357th and 6501st ($2205 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and India, respectively. Check New Zealand vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 150th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Surat

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Auckland Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.6
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.73
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1074
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2370
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1834
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.3
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.9
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.82%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8724
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7526
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.73
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$134
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.18
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.72
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.36
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.7
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$963
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15290
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1848
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1939
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1861
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1634
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1671
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1531
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1791
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1274
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1569
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1447
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1573
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1403
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1654
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1205
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1318
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1729
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1334
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1844
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1784
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1866
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$2235
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1640
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1406
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1981
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1879
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1916
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$1928
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1463
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1359
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1755
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1700
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1693
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$961
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$963
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$921
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$898
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$901
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1833

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348