Lisbon vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Lisbon	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1694	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3935	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1058	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1856	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$402	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1220	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	53
😀 Quality of life	82	53
🏙️ Population	546K	8.78M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 146% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2695th and 6882nd ($1694 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 102nd in Portugal and China, respectively. Check Portugal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Lisbon ranked 2nd best city to live in Portugal vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 372nd and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Quanzhou

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	Lisbon	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.2	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.15	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2252	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1498	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.7	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.18%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3415	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.2	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.2	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.87	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.87	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.4	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$570	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14616	$19406

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202

Cities near Quanzhou

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