Dortmund vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$675
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
49
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
595K
8.78M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 129% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4048th and 7630th ($1482 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 134th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 625th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Quanzhou

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Dortmund Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954