Edinburgh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
40
😀 Quality of life
94
48
🏙️ Population
488K
5.94M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 186% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1263rd and 6501st ($2246 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 40th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Surat

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Edinburgh Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$1527

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348