Surat vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$554
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
74
😀 Quality of life
51
82
🏙️ Population
5.94M
1.87M

The cost of living in Surat is 11% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6358th and 5887th ($809 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in India and Taiwan, respectively. Check India vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surat compared to 1.4 months in Tainan. Surat ranked 37th best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6236th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.68%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.03
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.54
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1785
$11040

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741