Quanzhou vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1479
$974
🏠 One person rent
$301
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$759
$310
😷 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 9% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7679th and 7286th ($634 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th 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 23rd best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 3611th and 5975th 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
$2.16
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2900
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1919
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9536
$929

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11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943

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$286
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$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319