Mumbai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$392
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1047
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.8
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$910
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
40
😀 Quality of life
64
48
🏙️ Population
15.4M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 9% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6838th and 6501st ($716 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Ranked 4th vs 41st best cities to live in India, and 4476th vs 6339th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mumbai vs Surat

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Mumbai Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.9
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$538
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1611
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$817
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.4
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.63
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.89%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7369
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3505
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.39
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.16
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.7
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.82
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.4
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.5
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2724
$1527

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348