Surat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$458
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$940
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
89
😀 Quality of life
55
74
🏙️ Population
5.94M
13.9M

The cost of living in Surat is 9% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7068th and 7452nd ($705 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Surat compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Surat ranked 45th best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6284th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.3
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.65
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$576
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.63
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.7
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$922
$18657

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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$641
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$707
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$634
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$619
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$750
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$565
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$456
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$533
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$505
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$454
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$535
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$544
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$550
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$562
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$505
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$548
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$573