Houston vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$831
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	92	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	8.78M

The cost of living in Houston is 238% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1258th and 7155th ($2248 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 142nd 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 82nd and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$22902

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014