Surat vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$974
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$449
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$292
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
40
65
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
5.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Surat is 11% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7286th and 6833rd ($693 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Surat compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Surat ranked 23rd best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5975th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Suzhou

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Surat Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.33
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.49
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.37
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.2
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$929
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623