Canberra vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Canberra	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4526	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1907	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3542	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	54
😀 Quality of life	84	66
🏙️ Population	381K	8.78M

The cost of living in Canberra is 214% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1768th and 7256th ($2023 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 118th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 388th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Quanzhou

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	Canberra	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.2	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.23	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2202	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7003	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5163	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.18	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.44	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.05	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.59	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.26	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12940	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1616
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1416
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1538
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1511
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1584
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2252
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1824
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2539
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2099
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1619
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1702
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1601
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1448
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1727
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1654
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1643
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1645
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1620
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1291
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2194
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1691
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1671
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1669
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1625
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$1981
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1390
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1185
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1691
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1768
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1651
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2106
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1504

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