Shanghai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3104
$990
🏠 One person rent
$605
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$1067
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$931
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
77
55
🏙️ Population
24.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 60% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4879th and 7068th ($1128 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Shanghai compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 1383rd and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shanghai vs Surat

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Shanghai Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.7
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.69
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$848
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1510
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$875
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.36%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14877
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7318
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.41
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.6
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.24
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.7
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.8
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.1
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1172
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27624
$922

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753

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