Surat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1240
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$533
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$534
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$714
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
78
😀 Quality of life
48
66
🏙️ Population
5.94M
12.6M

The cost of living in Surat is 50% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6501st and 8506th ($785 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 Zhengzhou. Surat ranked 41st best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6339th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.26
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.59
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$1.61
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1088
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.4
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.53
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.9%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$664
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.92
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.05
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.14
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.23
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.91
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$14.9
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.8
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.5
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1527
$19861

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619