Hong Kong vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2753
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6771
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$1851
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$3862
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$223
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4007
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
88
48
🏙️ Population
7.41M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 251% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 379th and 6501st ($2753 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 205th and 6339th 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
$8.31
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.09
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$5.37
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2262
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1530
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4948
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3273
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.4
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29105
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18561
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.38
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.8
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.2
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.93
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$95
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1053
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22381
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348