Surat vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$663
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$933
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$428
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
94
😀 Quality of life
60
90
🏙️ Population
5.94M
2.43M

The cost of living in Surat is 47% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7534th and 4646th ($663 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 Taipei. Surat ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 5942nd and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Taipei

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Surat Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.16
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.33
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.21%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.28
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.26
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$877
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612