Hong Kong vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2674
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6072
$974
🏠 One person rent
$1749
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$3066
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$544
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$234
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1241
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
82
60
🏙️ Population
7.41M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 286% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 621st and 7286th ($2674 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 632nd and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Surat

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Hong Kong Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.97
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2025
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1485
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3592
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2650
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$25175
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16126
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.31
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1026
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22890
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608

Cities near Surat

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