New York City vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$974
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$292
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$310
😷 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 507% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4th and 7286th ($4207 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 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 23rd in India, while ranked 18th and 5975th 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	$23.6	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$929

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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