London vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	98	51
🏙️ Population	8.91M	5.94M

The cost of living in London is 310% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 38th and 6358th ($3321 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Surat. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5th and 6236th 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	$19.7	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$1785

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

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