Chongqing vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2015
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$292
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.4
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$748
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
40
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
32.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 12% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6733rd and 6358th ($712 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 2233rd and 6236th 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
$3.98
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.49
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$346
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.11%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5354
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1622
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$346
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27785
$1785

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$554
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$564
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$625
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$646
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$545
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$674
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$435
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$597
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$530
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$615
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$570
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$620
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$566
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$580
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$607
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$525
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$579
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$559
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$625
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$643
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$619
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$594
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$598
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$535
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$578
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$589
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$608
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$577
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$562
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$611
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$548
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$603
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$552
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$602
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$566
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$564
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$584
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$596
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$548

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$301
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$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361