Surat vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$458
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
85
😀 Quality of life
55
83
🏙️ Population
5.94M
3.03M

The cost of living in Surat is 30% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7068th and 5518th ($705 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Surat compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Surat ranked 45th best city to live in India vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6284th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.3
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.65
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$576
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.63
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$922
$19915

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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

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650