Guangzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$974
🏠 One person rent
$354
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
74
60
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6835th and 7286th ($782 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 2285th and 5975th 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
$2.86
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319