Mumbai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mumbai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$716
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$409
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.1
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$903
$444
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
82
40
😀 Quality of life
69
48
🏙️ Population
15.4M
5.94M

The cost of living in Mumbai is 7% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6818th and 6559th ($716 vs $771) 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 1st vs 48th best cities to live in India, and 2865th vs 6336th 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
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.7
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.61
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.61
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$315
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1749
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.5
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.4
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.78
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.09%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6631
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3058
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.59
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.97
$2.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.07
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.62
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$107
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3007
$1261

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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
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340