Surat vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$663
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$933
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$428
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
5.94M
1.85M

The cost of living in Surat is 29% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7534th and 6014th ($663 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 1.5 months in Tainan. Surat ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 5942nd and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Tainan

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Surat Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.16
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.33
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.21%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.28
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.26
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.6
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$877
$5481

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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

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686