Delhi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$479
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1142
$933
🏠 One person rent
$192
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$333
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.4
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$267
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
40
😀 Quality of life
62
60
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Delhi is 28% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8767th and 7534th ($479 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Delhi compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 7th vs 17th best cities to live in India, and 5583rd vs 5942nd 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
$4.69
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$248
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.3
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.9
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.45
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.98%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2347
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$969
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.1
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.46
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.7
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.26
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.37
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.7
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.3
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.1
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1844
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316

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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