Bucharest vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$449
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
40
😀 Quality of life
77
51
🏙️ Population
1.72M
5.94M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 19% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5593rd and 6358th ($961 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and India, respectively. Check Romania vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 703rd and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$1785

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$681
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$758
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$701
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$739
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$758
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$610
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$611
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$928
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$654
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$595
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$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
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$616
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$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
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$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
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$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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$301
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$296
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$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
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$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
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$308
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$400
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$375
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$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
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$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
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$334
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$352
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$370
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$361