Surat vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Surat	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$663	$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$933	$3633
🏠 One person rent	$428	$905
🏘️ Family rent	$278	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.6	$66.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$267	$961
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	8
😀 Quality of life	60	49
🏙️ Population	5.94M	24.7K

The cost of living in Surat is 59% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7534th and 3452nd ($663 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and the Seychelles, respectively. Check India vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Surat compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Surat ranked 17th best city to live in India vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 5942nd and 6808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Victoria

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	Surat	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.16	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.15	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$6.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$899
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$451	$694
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$1586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$211	$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.2	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.33	$97.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.21%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$415	$1134
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.28	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.26	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.96	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.9	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.88	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.54	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.6	$76.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.92	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.6	$69
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.21	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.2	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.6	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.3	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$877	$8750

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Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$267
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$273
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$329
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$360
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$252
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$370
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$350
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$433
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$335
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$355
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$464
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$391
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$476
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$298
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$717
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$367
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$285
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$335
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$495
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$283
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$312
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$346
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$241
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$314
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$273
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$256
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$282
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$365
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$316
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$269
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$281
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$279
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$299
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$287
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$308
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$288
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$309
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$298

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$721
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1603
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1196
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1196
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$745
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$511
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$563
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$810
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$819
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$802
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$665
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$688
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$747
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$611
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$871
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$820
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$735
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$586
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1503
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$546
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$604
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1551
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$533
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1584
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1615
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1563
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1663
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1567
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1762
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1559
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1575
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1444
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$533
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1167
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$417
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$540
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$682
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$543
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$415