Surat vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1163
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$519
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1362
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
48
81
🏙️ Population
5.94M
1.87M

The cost of living in Surat is 5% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 6559th and 6380th ($771 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Surat ranked 48th best city to live in India vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6336th and 498th 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
$3.46
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.44
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$637
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.06
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.06
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.8
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1261
$6108

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$286
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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682