Guangzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$333
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
97
40
😀 Quality of life
75
48
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 3% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6501st ($763 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 1036th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348