Austin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	65	49
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	962K	8.78M

The cost of living in Austin is 282% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 932nd and 7630th ($2475 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 192nd and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$9745

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954