Jerusalem vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	53
😀 Quality of life	87	70
🏙️ Population	936K	8.78M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 294% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 950th and 7641st ($2447 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 138th in Israel and China, respectively. Check Israel vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 351st and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Quanzhou

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	Jerusalem	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$9321

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

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