Surat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$554
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$411
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
78
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
5.94M
12.6M

The cost of living in Surat is 60% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6358th and 8471st ($809 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Surat ranked 37th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6236th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.63
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.3
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.32
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1128
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$264
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.82
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.68%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$717
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.03
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.54
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.97
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.22
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.16
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.27
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.54
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.6
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1785
$4818

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617