Chengdu vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$974
🏠 One person rent
$281
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
89
40
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
20.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 4% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7467th and 7286th ($666 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 1710th and 5975th 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
$2.83
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$929

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$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

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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