New York City vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	96	51
🏙️ Population	8.8M	5.94M

The cost of living in New York City is 400% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6th and 6358th ($4044 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.5 months in Surat. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 8th and 6236th 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	$24.2	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$1785

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

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