Hangzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$990
🏠 One person rent
$375
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
40
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
11.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6563rd and 7068th ($826 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 2980th and 6284th 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
$3.7
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$922

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$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333