Male vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1320
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$990
🏠 One person rent
$818
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1403
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.1
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$988
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
66
55
🏙️ Population
133K
5.94M

The cost of living in Male is 87% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4439th and 7068th ($1320 vs $705) 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 45th in India, while ranked 5057th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.82
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1575
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81.2
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2585
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1897
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.98
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.39
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.83
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.1
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.82
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.5
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3575
$922

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$382
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$351
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$296
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$590
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$646
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$356
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$626
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$512
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$469
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$420
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$479
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$286
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$347
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$321
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$310
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$326
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$440
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$317
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$535
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$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
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$300
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$275
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$346
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$295
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$400
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$530
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$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
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$355
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$340
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$327

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$278
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$291
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$374
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$350
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$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
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$366
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$442
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$363
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$399
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$487
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$407
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$503
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$324
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$705
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$382
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$303
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$349
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$517
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$303
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$330
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$361
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$264
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$315
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$290
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$273
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$297
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$396
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$328
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$285
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$310
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$290
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$305
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$309
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$328
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$366
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$302
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$333
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