Chengdu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$251
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$831
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
53
😀 Quality of life
72
50
🏙️ Population
20.9M
8.78M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 0.9% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7209th and 7155th ($660 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 142nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 7th vs 57th best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 6224th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Quanzhou

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Chengdu Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$22902

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$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014