Canberra vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Canberra Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2217
$783
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4997
$1959
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$2181
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$576
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$76.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3272
$1076
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
52
😀 Quality of life
82
54
🏙️ Population
381K
8.78M

The cost of living in Canberra is 183% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 363rd and 6258th ($2217 vs $783) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Canberra ranked 12th best city to live in Australia vs Quanzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 286th and 5964th among best cities to live in the world.

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Canberra Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.71
$4.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1364
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1137
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$588
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$489
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$33.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6532
$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5225
$1760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$2.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.15
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.64
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.5
$14.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$4.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$5.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.7
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1719
$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14076
$18976

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$1607
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$1445
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$1544
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$1540
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1572
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1562
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$1873
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1719
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2397
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2043
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1650
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1502
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1381
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1778
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1659
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1659
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1561
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1510
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1598
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1747
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1105
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2154
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1660
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1940
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1654
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1613
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1764
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1696
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1982
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1663
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1563
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1361
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1557
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1615
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1441
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2193
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$1674
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1621

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$699
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$812
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$831
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$717
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$744
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$725
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$689
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$711
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$713
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$714
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$828
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$970
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$705
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$809
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$808
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$813
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$661
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$938
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$851
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$1049
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$732
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$849
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$890
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$760
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1076
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1260
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$702
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$911
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$935
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$885
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1012
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$686
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$788
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$778
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$667
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$849
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$681
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$730
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$709