Manchester vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2365
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5609
$974
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$2498
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$583
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3421
$310
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
40
😀 Quality of life
93
60
🏙️ Population
548K
5.94M

The cost of living in Manchester is 241% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1156th and 7286th ($2365 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Surat. Manchester ranked 9th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 78th and 5975th 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
$19.7
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.2
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.56
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$4.95
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1148
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2808
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2033
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4797
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4525
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$120
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.8
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.1
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$20.2
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.89
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.3
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1658
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21096
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319