Surat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1163
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$519
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$958
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
90
😀 Quality of life
48
70
🏙️ Population
5.94M
13.9M

The cost of living in Surat is 12% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6559th and 6956th ($771 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 48th best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6336th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.44
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.82
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.5
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$637
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.06
$4.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.06
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.8
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1261
$18215

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$298
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$376
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$665
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$716
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$649
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$655
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$756
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$642
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$550
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$581
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$638
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$584
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$642
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$533
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$577
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$600
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$553
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$481
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$504
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$616