Cologne vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
97
48
🏙️ Population
1.08M
5.94M

The cost of living in Cologne is 136% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2308th and 6501st ($1851 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 16th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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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