Hong Kong vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2718
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6205
$990
🏠 One person rent
$1790
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$3191
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$551
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$230
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1245
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
83
55
🏙️ Population
7.41M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 286% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 532nd and 7068th ($2718 vs $705) 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 45th in India, while ranked 548th and 6284th 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
$8.11
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.01
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1498
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3648
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2751
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$26310
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16253
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.12
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.5
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.2
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$17.4
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.7
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.1
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1018
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22102
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$878
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$662
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1746
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$518
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$662
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$829
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$758
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$941
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$589
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$827
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$766
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$777
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$794
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$816
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$892
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$579
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$818
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$454
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$669
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$809
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$765
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$773
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$780
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$766
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$897
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$750
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$726
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$697
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$681
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$707
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$677
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$693
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$901
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$546
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Surat

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