Melbourne vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Melbourne Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2266
$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5192
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1266
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$1916
$855
🍽️ Food expenses
$555
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$298
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3498
$414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
4.53M
5.94M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 247% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 907th and 7106th ($2266 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Melbourne ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Surat ranked 29th in India, while ranked 19th and 6181st 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
$13.9
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$11
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.82
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1353
$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1037
$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2246
$801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1564
$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$28.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.5
$5.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.69%
8.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7995
$899
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7118
$501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.51
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$116
$6.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$2.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.31
$0.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$8.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.4
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.6
$10.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$41.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1730
$37.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20732
$949

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1610
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1570
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1724
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1688
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1905
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1725
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1783
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1756
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1843
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1662
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1367
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1713
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1423
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1287
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1423
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1481
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1612
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1411
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2267
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1530
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1722
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$1656
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1486
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1529
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1520
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2153
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1668
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1520
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2039
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1836
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2564
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1969
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1770
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1923
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1711
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1360

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$283
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$435
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$349
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$325
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$444
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$378
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$336
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$684
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$348
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$332
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$476
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$347
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$508
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$412
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$695
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$425
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$377
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$321
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$480
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$247
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$390
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$348
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$303
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$359
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$351
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$298
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$360
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$449
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$359
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$353
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$302
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$338
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$348
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$337
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$298
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$319
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$341
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$392
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$260