George Town vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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George Town Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3374
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8402
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$2280
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$4877
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$837
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4688
$813
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
20
53
😀 Quality of life
77
53
🏙️ Population
41K
8.78M

The cost of living in George Town is 390% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 32nd and 6882nd ($3374 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 1.4 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 50th in China, while ranked 754th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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George Town Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.2
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.15
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$6.34
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.42
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2356
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5734
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4269
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$126
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$120
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.08%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8481
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5200
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.5
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.78
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.86
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.93
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.3
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.3
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$139
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1229
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25346
$19406

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$1209
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$1654
402 km or 250 mi Guines
$1138
412 km or 256 mi Florida
$1784
414 km or 257 mi Sagua La Grande
$1269
418 km or 260 mi Artemisa
$1092
418 km or 260 mi Cardenas
$1220
419 km or 260 mi Matanzas
$1182
422 km or 262 mi Pinar del Rio
$1137
425 km or 264 mi Moron
$1626
429 km or 266 mi Camaguey
$1869
430 km or 267 mi Mandeville
$674
440 km or 273 mi Havana
$1001
459 km or 285 mi May Pen
$768
461 km or 287 mi Manzanillo
$2841
473 km or 294 mi Old Harbour
$698
476 km or 296 mi Linstead
$936
476 km or 296 mi Yara
$2555
487 km or 303 mi Spanish Town
$758
498 km or 310 mi Las Tunas
$1727
503 km or 312 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
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$1250
510 km or 317 mi Bayamo
$2153
533 km or 331 mi Port Antonio
$1005
563 km or 350 mi Holguin
$1176
573 km or 356 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
587 km or 365 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
588 km or 365 mi Key West
$3241
593 km or 369 mi Cozumel
$940
599 km or 372 mi Isla Mujeres
$1048
608 km or 378 mi Cancun
$1291
615 km or 382 mi Playa del Carmen
$1101
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$1322
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$676
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$851
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$721
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$675
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$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
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$812
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$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
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$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
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$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083