Austin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
53
😀 Quality of life
91
50
🏙️ Population
962K
8.78M

The cost of living in Austin is 271% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 812th and 7155th ($2473 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 116th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$22902

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$2211
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$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014