Perth vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Perth	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2292	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5119	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$1352	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2099	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3624	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	40
😀 Quality of life	96	51
🏙️ Population	2.14M	5.94M

The cost of living in Perth is 183% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 1068th and 6358th ($2292 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and India, respectively. Check Australia vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Perth compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 10th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Surat

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	Perth	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.56	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7584	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6088	$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.26	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.86	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.39	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.1	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.8	$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.2	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1668	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12548	$1785

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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