Delhi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$507
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1196
$974
🏠 One person rent
$205
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$348
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.6
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$310
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
40
😀 Quality of life
61
60
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Delhi is 27% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8668th and 7286th ($507 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 23rd best cities to live in India, and 5790th vs 5975th 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
$5.48
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$139
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$432
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.3
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.74
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.32%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2401
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$993
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.28
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.13
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.87
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.3
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1751
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331

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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