Denver vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Denver	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2775	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6485	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1690	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2926	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$695	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4922	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	53
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	716K	8.78M

The cost of living in Denver is 347% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 434th and 7641st ($2775 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 138th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Denver compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Denver ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 183rd and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Denver	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.19	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3135	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2601	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5007	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3720	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.45	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.24	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.94	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.5	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$199	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16240	$9321

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2597
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2407
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2552
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2605
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2416
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2321
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2735
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2677
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2744
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2961
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2596
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2760
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2537
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2876
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2760
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2465
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2019
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2231
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2385
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2353
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1895
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1850
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1628
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2407
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1705
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1516
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2235
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2514
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1699
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1753

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941