Shenzhen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$939
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2444
$974
🏠 One person rent
$507
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$900
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1024
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
77
60
🏙️ Population
17.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 35% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6106th and 7286th ($939 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 23rd in India, while ranked 1113th and 5975th 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
$3.57
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1182
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$735
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13180
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5913
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.54
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.9
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22916
$929

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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319