Cologne vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$974
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
96
60
🏙️ Population
1.09M
5.94M

The cost of living in Cologne is 187% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2067th and 7286th ($1990 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Surat. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 15th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Surat

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Cologne Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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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