Surat vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$974
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$449
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$292
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
60
45
🏙️ Population
5.94M
115K

The cost of living in Surat is 68% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7286th and 8957th ($693 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Surat ranked 23rd best city to live in India vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5975th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.33
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.49
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.37
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.2
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$929
$633

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$286
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$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285