Quanzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$1163
🏠 One person rent
$260
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$44.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$444
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
40
😀 Quality of life
66
48
🏙️ Population
8.78M
5.94M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 16% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7256th and 6559th ($644 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 48th in India, while ranked 4015th and 6336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$3.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$7.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
8.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$637
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$2.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$2.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$46.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$1261

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177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
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$630
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$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
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$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

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$286
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$298
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$376
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$333
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$382
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$284
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$378
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$371
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$452
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$362
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$381
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$501
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$415
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$480
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$311
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$716
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$389
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$348
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$350
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$513
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$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
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$288
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$304
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$295
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$397
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$340
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$293
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$296
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$292
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$324
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$307
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$315
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$363
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$304
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$339
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