Beijing vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$605
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
78
51
🏙️ Population
21.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Beijing is 32% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4887th and 6358th ($1065 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 583rd and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Surat

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Beijing Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361