Edmonton vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	49
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	1.01M	8.78M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 196% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2524th and 7679th ($1878 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 137th in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 193rd and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Quanzhou

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	Edmonton	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$9536

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943