Chengdu vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$251
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
40
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
20.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 16% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7209th and 6501st ($660 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 1933rd and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Surat

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Chengdu Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$1527

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348