Delhi vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Delhi Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$484
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1290
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$192
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$454
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$184
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$411
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
94
40
😀 Quality of life
66
51
🏙️ Population
26.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Delhi is 40% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8607th and 6358th ($484 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Delhi compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Ranked 4th vs 37th best cities to live in India, and 4314th vs 6236th 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
$3.8
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.16
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$649
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.8
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.84
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.01%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3155
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.08
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.84
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.68
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.91
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.9
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$98.2
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2174
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361