Mumbai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$706
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1886
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$401
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$836
$411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
40
😀 Quality of life
65
51
🏙️ Population
15.4M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 13% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6763rd and 6358th ($706 vs $809) 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 1.2 months in Mumbai compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Ranked 5th vs 37th best cities to live in India, and 4571st vs 6236th 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
$4.62
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.6
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$2.73
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1624
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.3
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.02
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8282
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.15
$2.54
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.67
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.5
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2517
$1785

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361