Shanghai vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Shanghai | Surat | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Shanghai is 45% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4780th and 6501st ($1136 vs $785) 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 1.7 months in Shanghai compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Shanghai ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 571st and 6339th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 km or 5.8 mi |  Pudong | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Taicang | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Kunshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Qidong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Suzhou | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Haimen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Changshu | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Nantong | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 121 km or 75 mi | Wuxi | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Huzhou | |
| 141 km or 87 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 144 km or 89 mi | Ningbo | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 155 km or 96 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 158 km or 98 mi | Yixing | |
| 159 km or 99 mi | Changzhou | |
| 160 km or 100 mi | Rugao | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Taixing | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Hai'an | |
| 191 km or 119 mi | Liyang | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Guangde | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Danyang | |
| 208 km or 129 mi | Taizhou | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Dongtai | |
| 223 km or 139 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 235 km or 146 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Jurong | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Ningguo | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Yiwu | |
| 250 km or 155 mi | Xinghua | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Yizheng | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Linhai | |
| 260 km or 161 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Nanjing |
Cities near Surat
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  Navsari | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | Bhavnagar | |
| 131 km or 82 mi | Vadodara | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Nashik | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Nadiad | |
| 189 km or 117 mi | Vasai | |
| 192 km or 119 mi | Malegaon | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Godhra | |
| 208 km or 130 mi | Ahmedabad | |
| 209 km or 130 mi | Bhiwandi | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Kalyan | |
| 222 km or 138 mi | Thane | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Gandhinagar | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Navi Mumbai | |
| 244 km or 152 mi | Rajkot | |
| 245 km or 152 mi | Mumbai | |
| 274 km or 170 mi | Mehsana | |
| 284 km or 177 mi | Jalgaon | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Aurangabad | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Pune | |
| 332 km or 206 mi | Ratlam | |
| 338 km or 210 mi | Porbandar | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Indore | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ujjain | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Udaipur | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Bhuj | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Satara | |
| 436 km or 271 mi | Akola | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Latur | |
| 500 km or 311 mi | Bhilwara | |
| 505 km or 314 mi | Solapur | |
| 511 km or 318 mi | Amravati | |
| 512 km or 318 mi | Sangli | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Pali | |
| 518 km or 322 mi | Kolhapur | |
| 521 km or 324 mi | Nanded | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Bhopal | |
| 526 km or 327 mi | Ichalkaranji | |
| 541 km or 336 mi | Kota | |
| 570 km or 354 mi | Bijapur |