Quanzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$933
🏠 One person rent
$306
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$771
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
49
40
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
8.78M
5.94M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 2% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7630th and 7534th ($648 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Quanzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 3354th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Surat

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Quanzhou Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.23
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2944
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.22
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.8
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9745
$877

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$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954

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Distance City Cost of living
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$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298