San Jose, United States vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$990
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$271
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	40
😀 Quality of life	93	55
🏙️ Population	1.01M	5.94M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 461% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6th and 7068th ($3952 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.4 months in Surat. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 88th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Surat

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	San Jose	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$922

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333