Hong Kong vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$813
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
89
53
🏙️ Population
7.41M
8.78M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 280% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 503rd and 6882nd ($2614 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 1st vs 50th best cities to live in China, and 168th vs 6124th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Quanzhou

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Hong Kong Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

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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