Surat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$663
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$933
$998
🏠 One person rent
$428
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$152
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$43.6
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
60
43
🏙️ Population
5.94M
115K

The cost of living in Surat is 61% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7534th and 8941st ($663 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in India and Bhutan, respectively. Check India vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Surat compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Surat ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5942nd and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.16
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.15
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$211
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.2
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.33
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.21%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$691
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$415
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.28
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.26
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.96
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.88
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.6
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.92
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.6
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.2
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.3
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$877
$600

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$267
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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274