Hangzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$974
🏠 One person rent
$405
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$310
😷 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 24% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6527th and 7286th ($860 vs $693) 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 3360th and 5975th 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
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$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
$522
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$929

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$680
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$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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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