Guangzhou vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$333
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
53
😀 Quality of life
75
53
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.78M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6607th and 6882nd ($742 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 102nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 6th vs 50th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 6124th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Quanzhou

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Guangzhou Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$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
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083