Manchester vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
91
40
😀 Quality of life
91
51
🏙️ Population
548K
5.94M

The cost of living in Manchester is 147% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1798th and 6358th ($1998 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st in the United Kingdom and India, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 110th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Surat

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Manchester Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361