Male vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$974
🏠 One person rent
$805
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
8
40
😀 Quality of life
64
60
🏙️ Population
133K
5.94M

The cost of living in Male is 89% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4552nd and 7286th ($1311 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Maldives and India, respectively. Check Maldives vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 5347th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Surat

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Male Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$929

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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
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$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
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$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
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$487
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$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
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$271
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$348
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$316
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$299
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$331
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$447
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$320
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$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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$286
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$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
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$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
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$366
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$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
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$379
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$475
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$401
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$504
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$310
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$733
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$378
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$302
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$344
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$502
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$297
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$324
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$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
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$326
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$284
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$268
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$286
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$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
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$282
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$301
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$282
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$317
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$303
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$321
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$360
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$296
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$326
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$319