Shanghai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1097
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3454
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$577
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$1404
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1644
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
78
48
🏙️ Population
24.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 42% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4858th and 6559th ($1097 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Shanghai compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 675th and 6336th 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
$4.55
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.8
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.4
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$823
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$455
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2226
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1115
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.83%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14361
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8086
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.1
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.2
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.39
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.95
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$87.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1181
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30174
$1261

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746

Cities near Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340