New York City vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$933
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$278
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	95	60
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.94M

The cost of living in New York City is 534% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4th and 7534th ($4202 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.4 months in Surat. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 15th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Surat

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	New York City	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$877

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$267
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$360
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$252
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$370
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$350
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$355
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$464
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$298
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$717
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$367
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$285
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$335
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$495
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$283
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$312
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$346
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$241
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$273
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$256
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$282
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$365
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$316
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$269
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$281
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$279
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$299
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$287
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$308
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$309
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$298