Shanghai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3097
$974
🏠 One person rent
$600
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1068
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$293
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$879
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
40
😀 Quality of life
75
60
🏙️ Population
24.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 62% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4971st and 7286th ($1126 vs $693) 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 23rd in India, while ranked 1655th and 5975th 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
$5.01
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.77
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$803
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$486
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.34%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14215
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7113
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.47
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.45
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.91
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.84
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1114
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27781
$929

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319