Istanbul vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Istanbul Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1328
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3415
$933
🏠 One person rent
$687
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1177
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
79
60
🏙️ Population
15.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 100% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4475th and 7534th ($1328 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Turkey and India, respectively. Check Turkey vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Istanbul compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 829th and 5942nd 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
$10
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.57
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.56
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.67
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$548
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.7
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.4
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.66%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1658
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.5
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.25
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.01
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1014
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23206
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$651
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$634
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$790
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$824
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$807
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$899
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$731
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$866
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$812
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$692
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$724
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$763
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$593
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$598
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$710
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$764
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$679
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$522
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$750
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$656
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$747
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$830
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$606
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$855
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$1201
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$713
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$741
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$699
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$1140
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$1030
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$676
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$702
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$610
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$743
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$702
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$743
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$1060
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1020

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298