Surat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1240
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$533
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$1368
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
84
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
5.94M
3.03M

The cost of living in Surat is 16% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6501st and 6052nd ($785 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surat compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Surat ranked 41st best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6339th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1088
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.53
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.9%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.92
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.05
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.1
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.5
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1527
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716