Beijing vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$575	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	75	66
🏙️ Population	21.9M	8.78M

The cost of living in Beijing is 58% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5387th and 7256th ($1016 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 118th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 5th vs 34th best cities to live in China, and 989th vs 4015th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Quanzhou

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	Beijing	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$20567

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936