Chongqing vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$561
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1695
$990
🏠 One person rent
$180
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
40
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
32.1M
5.94M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 20% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8185th and 7068th ($561 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd 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 Chongqing compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 2237th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chongqing Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$129
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$231
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.46
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.87%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2367
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.06
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.9
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$271
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23821
$922

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140 km or 87 mi Suining
$565
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$645
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$541
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$573
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$551
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$598
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$538
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$570
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$583
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$551
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$591
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$538
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$557
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$601
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$599
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$635
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$563
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$571
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$563
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$528
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$569
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$557
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$552
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$588
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$558
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$544
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$596
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$536
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$580
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$567
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$583
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$587
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$562
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$568
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$571
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$537

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
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$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
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$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333