Cologne vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$933
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$267
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
1.09M
5.94M

The cost of living in Cologne is 193% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 2200th and 7534th ($1941 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Germany and India, respectively. Check Germany vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 21st and 5942nd 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
$16.2
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$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