Chongqing vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$933
🏠 One person rent
$229
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
76
40
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
32.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 5% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7730th and 7534th ($631 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 1966th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Surat

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Chongqing Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$877

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$595
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$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298