Shenzhen vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shenzhen Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$958
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2895
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$495
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$1237
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1649
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
79
48
🏙️ Population
17.7M
5.94M

The cost of living in Shenzhen is 22% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5948th and 6501st ($958 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Shenzhen compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Shenzhen ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 556th and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shenzhen vs Surat

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Shenzhen Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.7
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.24
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$997
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.6
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13100
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6892
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.07
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24117
$1527

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$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$284
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$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