San Diego vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$933
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$278
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	86	40
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.94M

The cost of living in San Diego is 426% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 52nd and 7534th ($3486 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.4 months in Surat. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 155th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$877

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$267
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$360
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$252
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$370
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$350
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$355
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$464
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$298
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$717
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$367
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$285
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$335
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$495
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$283
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$312
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$346
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$241
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$273
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$256
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$282
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$365
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$316
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$269
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$281
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$279
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$299
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$287
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$308
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$309
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$298