Surat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1163
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$519
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1355
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
84
😀 Quality of life
48
81
🏙️ Population
5.94M
3.03M

The cost of living in Surat is 14% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6559th and 6071st ($771 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 48th best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6336th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.44
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.5
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$637
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.06
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.06
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.8
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1261
$18658

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$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671