Austin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	53
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	962K	8.78M

The cost of living in Austin is 289% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1002nd and 7641st ($2416 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 138th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 151st and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Quanzhou

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	Austin	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$9321

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$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