London vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$990
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	99	55
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.94M

The cost of living in London is 447% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8th and 7068th ($3851 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 0.4 months in Surat. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 5th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Surat

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	London	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$922

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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