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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$933
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$278
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$152
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$267
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	40
😀 Quality of life	91	60
🏙️ Population	1.01M	5.94M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 497% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8th and 7534th ($3957 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.4 months in Surat. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 126th and 5942nd 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	$24.9	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$877

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

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