Ningbo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ningbo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$677
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1957
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$261
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$557
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$278
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$828
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
40
😀 Quality of life
56
51
🏙️ Population
9.4M
5.94M

The cost of living in Ningbo is 16% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6976th and 6358th ($677 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ningbo compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Ningbo ranked 36th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5865th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ningbo Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.95
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5184
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3305
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.47
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.26
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.25
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.8
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.11
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.6
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.5
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$544
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9922
$1785

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$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524

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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