Dortmund vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$648
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
53
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
587K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 103% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3822nd and 6882nd ($1401 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 102nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 764th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083