Los Angeles vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	99	40
😀 Quality of life	93	48
🏙️ Population	3.9M	5.94M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 315% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 80th and 6559th ($3196 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 58th and 6336th 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	$21.7	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1261

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340