Cali vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$318
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
47
49
😀 Quality of life
60
71
🏙️ Population
2.47M
8.78M

The cost of living in Cali is 31% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6645th and 7679th ($829 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 137th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5917th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Quanzhou

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Cali Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.79
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$9536

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$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

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