Surat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$554
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$1361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
84
😀 Quality of life
51
83
🏙️ Population
5.94M
3.03M

The cost of living in Surat is 19% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6358th and 5356th ($809 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surat compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Surat ranked 37th best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6236th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$3.14
 Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.68%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.03
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.54
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1785
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721