Los Angeles vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$411
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	40
😀 Quality of life	94	51
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.94M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 291% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 72nd and 6358th ($3165 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 34th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Surat

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	Los Angeles	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$1785

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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