Delhi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$510
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$221
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.4
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$769
$444
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
40
😀 Quality of life
61
48
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Delhi is 34% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8558th and 6559th ($510 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Ranked 9th vs 48th best cities to live in India, and 5071st vs 6336th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Surat

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Delhi Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.47
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.89
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.53
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2062
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1179
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.66
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.29
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.81
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.8
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.59
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.18
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.5
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.6
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$91.5
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1949
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340