Quanzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$689
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1829
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$279
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.6
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$813
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
40
😀 Quality of life
53
51
🏙️ Population
8.78M
5.94M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 15% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6882nd and 6358th ($689 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd 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 0.5 months in Surat. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 6124th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7109
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.09
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19406
$1785

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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

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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361