Houston vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$893
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	2.3M	8.78M

The cost of living in Houston is 251% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1229th and 7256th ($2265 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 118th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 97th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$20567

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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