Foshan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$933
🏠 One person rent
$234
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
40
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
9.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Foshan is 5% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7755th and 7534th ($627 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 2991st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Surat

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Foshan Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$877

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$678
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$1734
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$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
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$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
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$679

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$267
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$273
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$358
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$329
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$360
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$252
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$370
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$350
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$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
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$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
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$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
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$346
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$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
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$273
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$256
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$282
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$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
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$279
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$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
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$335
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$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298