Guangzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$333
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
40
😀 Quality of life
75
51
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6607th and 6358th ($742 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 955th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Surat

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Guangzhou Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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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