Medina vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$974
🏠 One person rent
$663
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
23
40
😀 Quality of life
69
60
🏙️ Population
1.41M
5.94M

The cost of living in Medina is 69% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4849th and 7286th ($1168 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Saudi Arabia and India, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 4347th and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Surat

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Medina Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$929

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$775
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$931
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$1074
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$906
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$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
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$1010

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$286
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$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
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$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
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$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
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$326
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$319