Surat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$554
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
51
36
🏙️ Population
5.94M
79.2K

The cost of living in Surat is 79% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6358th and 8761st ($809 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surat compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Surat ranked 37th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 6236th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.68%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.03
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.54
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1785
$701

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288