Austin vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	40
😀 Quality of life	90	48
🏙️ Population	962K	5.94M

The cost of living in Austin is 219% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 858th and 6559th ($2455 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 142nd and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Surat

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	Austin	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$1261

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340