Shanghai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shanghai Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1147
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3146
$933
🏠 One person rent
$636
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1119
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1068
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
99
40
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
24.9M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shanghai is 73% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4880th and 7534th ($1147 vs $663) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Shanghai ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 1178th and 5942nd 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
$4.42
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.19
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.21
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$937
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.3
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.19%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14068
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6729
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.81
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.31
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.95
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.37
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.79
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1268
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27610
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789

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