Surat vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$663
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$933
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$428
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
40
65
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
5.94M
12.7M

The cost of living in Surat is 17% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7534th and 6776th ($663 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Surat ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5942nd and 2020th 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
$3.16
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.33
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.21%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.28
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.26
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$877
$20341

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635