Melbourne vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$974
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$292
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$310
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	100	60
🏙️ Population	5.35M	5.94M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 260% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 893rd and 7286th ($2496 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 1st and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Surat

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	Melbourne	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$929

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Surat

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