Hangzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$933
🏠 One person rent
$438
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
40
😀 Quality of life
72
60
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 36% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6257th and 7534th ($899 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 3005th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Surat

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Hangzhou Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$877

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49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$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
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298