Austin vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2444
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5560
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1531
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2491
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4939
$759
😷 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 286% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 985th and 7679th ($2444 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 137th 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 54th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 217th and 3611th 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
$19.4
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.4
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.98
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3122
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5020
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3187
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.05
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.96
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.12
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.32
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.76
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.18
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$70.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1382
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21398
$9536

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$2115
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2027
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2171
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2187
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2237
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2125
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2229
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2221
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2200
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2059
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1991
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2083
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2175
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2174
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2153
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2063
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$2000
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2165
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1913
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2285
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2226
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2114
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2022
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2738
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2150
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1836
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2071
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2094
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2112
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2177
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2189
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2265
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2196
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2150
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2175
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2193
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2228
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2072
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2136
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2302

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
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