Hangzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$391
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
40
😀 Quality of life
72
51
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 3% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6270th and 6358th ($831 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 2093rd and 6236th 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
$3.85
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$1785

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$755
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$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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