Guangzhou vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$760
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1513
🏠 One person rent
$352
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$845
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.9
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1143
$1026
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
52
😀 Quality of life
77
56
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.78M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 11% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 6512th and 6865th ($760 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 67th and 115th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 6th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 651st vs 5853rd 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
$3.48
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$3.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$269
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1229
$556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.6
$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11921
$2778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5116
$1670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.53
$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.66
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.44
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$14
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.95
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.3
$23.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$8.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$34.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.8
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$632
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21121
$12808

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$605
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$726
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$692
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$576
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$766
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$657
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$797
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1043
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1601
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$798
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2411
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2720
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$866
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$819
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$811
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$788
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$773
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1073
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$771
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$562
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$495
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$811
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$928
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$847
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$957
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$664
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$831
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$808
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$989
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$565
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$644
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$521
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$626
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$581
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$592
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$607
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$508
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$685
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$865
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$792
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$688
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$753
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$680
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$508
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$671
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$679
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$709
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$884
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$971
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$690
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$866
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$869
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$827
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$808
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$911
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$888
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$989
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$847
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$805
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$1003
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$957
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1032
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1127
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$928
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$903
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$913
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$896
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$646
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$1000
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$762
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$831
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$704
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$651
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$819
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$656
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$647
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1073