Dubai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$974
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
40
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
3.94M
5.94M

The cost of living in Dubai is 249% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1039th and 7286th ($2420 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and India, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 203rd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Surat

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Dubai Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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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