Surat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$458
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
77
😀 Quality of life
55
68
🏙️ Population
5.94M
12.6M

The cost of living in Surat is 40% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7068th and 8651st ($705 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 491st in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Surat compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Surat ranked 45th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6284th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.3
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.65
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$576
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.63
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$922
$19556

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26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563