Dortmund vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$736
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
53
😀 Quality of life
78
50
🏙️ Population
593K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 129% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3604th and 7155th ($1523 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 142nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 692nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

Cities near Quanzhou

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