Istanbul vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1025
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2651
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$514
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1033
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
76
51
🏙️ Population
15.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 27% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5143rd and 6358th ($1025 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 798th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Surat

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Istanbul Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.37
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.3
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.38
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$854
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
38.14%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2865
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1650
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.53
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.69
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.43
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.89
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.84
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9042
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361