Surat vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$554
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$1041
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
90
😀 Quality of life
51
73
🏙️ Population
5.94M
13.9M

The cost of living in Surat is 18% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6358th and 6886th ($809 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Surat compared to 1.5 months in Tianjin. Surat ranked 37th best city to live in India vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 6236th and 1662nd 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
$3.63
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.68%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.03
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.54
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1785
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361

Cities near Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600