Jacksonville vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jacksonville	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5199	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1338	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2330	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$621	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3953	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	56	53
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	950K	8.78M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 258% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1415th and 7641st ($2222 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1218th and 138th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Jacksonville ranked 88th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 278th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Quanzhou

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	Jacksonville	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.01	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.22	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2539	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1973	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3110	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2396	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.57	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.75	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.69	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.93	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$109	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1315	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11123	$9321

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941