Mumbai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$733
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1644
$974
🏠 One person rent
$431
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$754
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
40
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
15.4M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 6% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7076th and 7286th ($733 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in India.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Mumbai compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Ranked 3rd vs 23rd best cities to live in India, and 4887th vs 5975th 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
$5.57
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.42
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.78
$3.28
 Cappuccino
$2.58
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.4
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.53%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6877
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2712
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.84
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.99
$2.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.01
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.83
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.73
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.7
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.39
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.3
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.6
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$929

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Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301

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