Bucharest vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$933
🏠 One person rent
$562
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
40
😀 Quality of life
84
60
🏙️ Population
1.72M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 73% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4877th and 7534th ($1148 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 482nd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Surat

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Bucharest Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$877

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$995
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$920
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$896
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$800
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$776
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$708
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$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298