Chengdu vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$240	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$893
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	20.9M	8.78M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 3% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7421st and 7256th ($623 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 118th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 9th vs 34th best cities to live in China, and 1890th vs 4015th 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	$2.78	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$20567

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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