Cape Town vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$582	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	56	40
😀 Quality of life	58	48
🏙️ Population	3.78M	5.94M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 39% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5016th and 6559th ($1071 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and India, respectively. Check South Africa vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 5491st and 6336th 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	$8.4	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$1261

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340