San Diego vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$1207
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	40
😀 Quality of life	91	51
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.94M

The cost of living in San Diego is 323% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 26th and 6358th ($3427 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.5 months in Surat. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 107th and 6236th 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	$20.9	$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$1785

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

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