Edinburgh vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
88
40
😀 Quality of life
93
51
🏙️ Population
488K
5.94M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 152% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1692nd and 6358th ($2043 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 64th and 6236th 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
$17.3
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$1785

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

Cities near Surat

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