Surat vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Surat	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1240	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$533	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$534	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.2	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$456	$781
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	28
😀 Quality of life	48	50
🏙️ Population	5.94M	431K

The cost of living in Surat is 7% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6501st and 6296th ($785 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in India and Namibia, respectively. Check India vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Surat compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Surat ranked 41st best city to live in India vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6339th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Windhoek

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	Surat	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.26	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.6	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.59	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.61	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$476	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$509	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1088	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.4	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.6	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.53	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.9%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$881	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.24	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$5.92	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.05	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.98	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.76	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.37	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.14	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.91	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$14.9	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.7	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.48	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.8	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.1	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$55.5	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1527	$5452

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Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$284
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$406
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$346
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$399
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$288
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$394
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$391
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$396
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$484
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$326
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$716
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$402
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$357
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$406
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$519
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$327
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$344
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$379
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$285
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$347
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$295
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$312
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$304
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$409
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$360
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$294
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$283
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$310
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$338
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$332
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$335
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$367
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$368
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$348

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822