Shenzhen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2825
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$484
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1181
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
80
51
🏙️ Population
17.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 16% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5744th and 6358th ($939 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 460th and 6236th 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
$3.46
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.69
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$650
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12768
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7264
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.6
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.56
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.64
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.98
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$607
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24305
$1785

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361