George Town vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	25	49
😀 Quality of life	80	71
🏙️ Population	41K	8.78M

The cost of living in George Town is 493% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 17th and 7679th ($3759 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 724th and 3611th 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	$29.8	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$9536

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

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