Gimhae vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gimhae	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2505	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$320	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$547	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$459	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.1	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2363	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	71	54
😀 Quality of life	71	66
🏙️ Population	534K	8.78M

The cost of living in Gimhae is 49% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5742nd and 7256th ($959 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 77th and 118th in South Korea and China, respectively. Check South Korea vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Gimhae compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Gimhae ranked 21st best city to live in South Korea vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 1960th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gimhae vs Quanzhou

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	Gimhae	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.8	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$353	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7020	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5956	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.4	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.19	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.15	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.96	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.64	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.2	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.74	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.5	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$20567

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Cities near Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936