Surat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1240
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$533
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$1012
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
90
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
5.94M
13.9M

The cost of living in Surat is 11% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6501st and 6862nd ($785 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surat compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Surat ranked 41st best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6339th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1088
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.4
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.53
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.9%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.92
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.05
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.9
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.1
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.5
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1527
$16590

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$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618