Medina vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$696
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
20
40
😀 Quality of life
66
48
🏙️ Population
1.41M
5.94M

The cost of living in Medina is 58% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4439th and 6559th ($1215 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 3899th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$1261

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$1146
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$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340