George Town vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	George Town	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3795	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8459	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$2638	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$4600	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.8	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7880	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	49
😀 Quality of life	80	71
🏙️ Population	47K	8.78M

The cost of living in George Town is 485% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 15th and 7630th ($3795 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 717th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Quanzhou

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	George Town	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$110	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.8	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.21	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.92	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2779	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2290	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4062	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$212	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$114	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.19%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8738	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.42	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.7	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.79	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.74	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.2	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.67	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$138	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1829	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26968	$9745

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673

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