Medina vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$391
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
40
😀 Quality of life
52
51
🏙️ Population
1.18M
5.94M

The cost of living in Medina is 10% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6017th and 6358th ($892 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6150th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$1785

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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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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