Male vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1284
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2919
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$835
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1638
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$324
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1041
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
63
51
🏙️ Population
133K
5.94M

The cost of living in Male is 59% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4218th and 6358th ($1284 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Maldives and India, respectively. Check Maldives vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 4858th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Male Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1667
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$106
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.63%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2469
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1990
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.84
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.12
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.31
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.3
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$141
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3438
$1785

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$391
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$304
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$507
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$582
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$302
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$462
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$345
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$406
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$465
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$469
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$325
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$309
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$391
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$341
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$358
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$409
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$337
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$533
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$327
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$319
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$320
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$357
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$321
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$328
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$424
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$523
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$379
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$585
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$326
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$399
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$417
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$339

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$301
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$296
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$399
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$377
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$396
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$315
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$345
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$385
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$505
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$368
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$391
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$482
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$339
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$457
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$353
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$706
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$377
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$359
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$379
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$510
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$323
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$358
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$390
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$281
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$338
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$308
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$400
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$375
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$431
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$338
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$345
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$325
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$359
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$336
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$352
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$342
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$334
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