Surat vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$771
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1163
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$519
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$463
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$680
😷 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 6559th and 8544th ($771 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Surat ranked 48th best city to live in India vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6336th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Surat vs Zhengzhou

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Surat Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.44
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$271
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.5
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.88%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$637
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.06
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.98
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.06
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.1
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.61
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.87
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.39
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.7
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.8
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1261
$19343

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SuratZhengzhou

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164 km or 102 mi Nashik
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170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$382
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$371
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$452
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$362
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$381
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$501
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$415
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$311
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$389
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$348
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$350
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$513
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$311
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$333
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$367
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$298
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$310
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$288
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$304
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$295
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$397
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$340
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$293
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$296
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$292
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$324
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$307
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$315
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$363
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$339
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$340

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591