Bucharest vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$974
🏠 One person rent
$535
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$310
😷 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 64% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4935th and 7286th ($1138 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 23rd in India, while ranked 508th and 5975th 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
$11.9
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$929

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$999
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$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
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$784
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$800
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$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319