Bangalore vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangalore	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$524	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1260	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$221	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$384	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$311	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	53
😀 Quality of life	65	70
🏙️ Population	12.3M	8.78M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 16% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8500th and 7641st ($524 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 138th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangalore compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Bangalore ranked 6th best city to live in India vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5281st and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Quanzhou

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	Bangalore	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.27	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$288	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$163	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.71%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2084	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1082	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.3	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.26	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.55	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.91	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.45	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.48	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.2	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.65	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.9	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$121	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$9321

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353

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