Quanzhou vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$260	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	54	74
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	8.78M	3.01M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 17% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7256th and 8233rd ($644 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 15th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 4015th and 4691st 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	$2.07	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$5490

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936

Cities near Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508