Surat vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$458
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
55
84
🏙️ Population
5.94M
2.33M

The cost of living in Surat is 25% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7068th and 5995th ($705 vs $942) 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Surat ranked 45th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6284th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.3
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.65
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$576
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.63
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$922
$14970

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451