San Diego vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$1163
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	40
😀 Quality of life	91	48
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.94M

The cost of living in San Diego is 345% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 36th and 6559th ($3428 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 San Diego compared to 0.6 months in Surat. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 95th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Surat

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	San Diego	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$1261

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$286
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$376
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$382
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$284
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$378
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$371
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$381
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$501
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$311
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$389
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$348
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$350
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$513
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$311
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$367
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$298
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$310
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$288
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$304
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$295
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$397
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$340
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$293
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$296
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$292
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$324
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$307
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$315
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$363
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$339
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$340