Male vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$933
🏠 One person rent
$810
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$267
😷 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 99% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4490th and 7534th ($1321 vs $663) 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 17th in India, while ranked 5278th and 5942nd 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
$6.01
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$877

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$261
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$260
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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
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$335
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$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
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$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
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$259
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$342
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$315
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$290
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$313
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$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
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$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
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$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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$267
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$273
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$358
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$329
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$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
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$370
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$350
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$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
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$391
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$476
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$298
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$717
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$367
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$285
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$335
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$495
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$283
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$312
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$346
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$241
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$314
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$273
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$256
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$282
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$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
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$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
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$299
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$287
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$308
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$335
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$288
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$309
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$298