Surat vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$458
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$1127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
40
70
😀 Quality of life
55
71
🏙️ Population
5.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Surat is 9% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7068th and 6778th ($705 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Surat ranked 45th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6284th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.3
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.65
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$576
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.63
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.7
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$922
$15339

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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$617
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$576
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610