Quanzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1794
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$278
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.4
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$831
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
40
😀 Quality of life
50
48
🏙️ Population
8.78M
5.94M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 15% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7155th and 6501st ($666 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 6224th and 6339th 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
$2.47
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.37
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.92
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2834
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1563
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$2.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.5
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.14
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22902
$1527

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$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