Quanzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1442
$990
🏠 One person rent
$296
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
40
😀 Quality of life
70
55
🏙️ Population
8.78M
5.94M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 12% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7641st and 7068th ($621 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 4086th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1854
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9321
$922

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$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333