Quanzhou vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quanzhou	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$689	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1829	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$279	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.6	$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$813	$348
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	72
😀 Quality of life	53	62
🏙️ Population	8.78M	2.89M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 32% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 6882nd and 8350th ($689 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd and 23rd in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.7 months in Surabaya. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 4th in Indonesia, while ranked 6124th and 5178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Surabaya

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	Quanzhou	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$1.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$256
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$66.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.29%	8.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7109	$2072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$9.51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$25.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$2.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.09	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$505	$95
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19406	$5424

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$459
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$454
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$403
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$469
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$383
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$439
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$427
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$440
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$383
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$403
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$873
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$870
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$546
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$479
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$478
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$361
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$426
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$495
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$390
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$512
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$547
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$552
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$480
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$393
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$718
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$556
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$545
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$573
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$512
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$493
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$519
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$643
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$506