Surat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$974
$1895
🏠 One person rent
$449
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$292
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$159
$242
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$310
$1075
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
81
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
5.94M
13.9M

The cost of living in Surat is 5% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7286th and 7496th ($693 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 93rd 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 1.6 months in Tianjin. Surat ranked 23rd best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5975th and 2445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Tianjin

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Surat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.1
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.33
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$0.87
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$206
$280
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$220
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.8
$35.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.1
$54
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.72
$7.28
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.1%
3.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$735
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$489
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.49
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.37
$4.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.99
$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.4
$14.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$3.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.5
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.2
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$929
$19275

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$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

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$656
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$646
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$630
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$767
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$621
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$697
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$572
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1044
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$734
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$645
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$562
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$673
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$626
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$468
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$584
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$632
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$528
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$512
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$492
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$558
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$466
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$748
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$660
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$525
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$574
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$521
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$508
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$524
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$519
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$540
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$562
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$566
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$493
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$554
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$547