Cape Town vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$974
🏠 One person rent
$773
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
55
40
😀 Quality of life
55
60
🏙️ Population
3.78M
5.94M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 97% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4432nd and 7286th ($1366 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 6382nd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Surat

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Cape Town Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$929

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$1345
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$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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$286
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$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