Dubai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2470
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5467
$933
🏠 One person rent
$1665
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2923
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$473
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4153
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
40
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
3.94M
5.94M

The cost of living in Dubai is 272% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 947th and 7534th ($2470 vs $663) 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 17th in India, while ranked 184th and 5942nd 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
$11.9
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$6.41
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2083
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1266
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3820
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2306
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.6
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.56%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7283
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4305
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.63
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.5
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.4
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.6
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$870
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17401
$877

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13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1543
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2356
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1173
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1455
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1082
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$797
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2100
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1193
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$2015
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$494
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$497
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$526
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$521
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1340
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1062
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1218
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$514
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$965
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$530
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1059
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$505
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$778
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$485
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$558
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$559
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$700
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$917
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$457
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$459
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$717
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$517
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$469

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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