Delhi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$505
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1379
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$210
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$545
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.7
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1008
$456
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
40
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Delhi is 36% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8647th and 6501st ($505 vs $785) 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 2 months in Delhi compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Ranked 5th vs 41st best cities to live in India, and 4744th vs 6339th 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
$3.87
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.22
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$404
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.9
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.68
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.79%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2366
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.42
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.02
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.85
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.7
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.92
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.35
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$31.7
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.6
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$93.9
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1972
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360

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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