Surat vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$663
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$933
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$428
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
60
89
🏙️ Population
5.94M
2.36M

The cost of living in Surat is 33% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7534th and 5651st ($663 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Surat ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 5942nd and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Taoyuan

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Surat Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.16
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.33
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.21%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.28
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.26
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$877
$19490

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473