Delhi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1167
$990
🏠 One person rent
$190
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$329
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$192
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.8
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$271
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
40
😀 Quality of life
60
55
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Delhi is 31% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8745th and 7068th ($489 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 14th vs 45th best cities to live in India, and 5934th vs 6284th 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
$5.59
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.96
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$226
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.6
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.73
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.25%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2066
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1144
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.33
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.14
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.65
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.08
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$52.6
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.2
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1832
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333