Shenzhen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$995
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2526
$933
🏠 One person rent
$552
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$975
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$270
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$938
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
40
😀 Quality of life
76
60
🏙️ Population
17.5M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 50% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5618th and 7534th ($995 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 Shenzhen compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Shenzhen ranked 4th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 1163rd and 5942nd 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
$3.68
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$826
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.8
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.5
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.45%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13122
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6054
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.65
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.37
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21140
$877

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648

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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