Surat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1240
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$533
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$570
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
48
50
🏙️ Population
5.94M
115K

The cost of living in Surat is 103% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6501st and 9013th ($785 vs $387) 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 0.6 months in Surat compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Surat ranked 41st best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6339th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1088
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.4
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.53
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.9%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.92
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.05
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.9
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.1
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.5
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1527
$691

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$284
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$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284