Foshan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Foshan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$156
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
9.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Foshan is 29% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7900th and 6358th ($575 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 1721st and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Foshan vs Surat infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Foshan vs Surat

Prices for goods and services in Foshan and Surat are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Foshan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$1785

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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