Phoenix vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Phoenix	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2390	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5218	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$1517	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4557	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	40
😀 Quality of life	90	51
🏙️ Population	1.61M	5.94M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 195% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 864th and 6358th ($2390 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Phoenix ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 127th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Surat

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	Phoenix	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.52	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1436	$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1252	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2542	$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.3	$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2894	$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.2	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.41	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.37	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.3	$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$977	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10488	$1785

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$2339
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2381
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2315
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2425
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2485
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2428
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2347
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2427
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2392
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2379
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2414
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2275
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2105
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$2042
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2692
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1828
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$2008
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2043
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$874
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1941
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1886
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$865
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2687
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1054
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2706

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