Shenzhen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$878
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2307
$990
🏠 One person rent
$456
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$808
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.4
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$969
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
78
55
🏙️ Population
17.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 25% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6334th and 7068th ($878 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 1094th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Surat

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Shenzhen Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.52
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$619
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1122
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.2
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.5
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12494
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5776
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.58
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.82
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.65
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.2
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$444
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22402
$922

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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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