Madrid vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Madrid	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1781	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4027	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$1048	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1736	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2294	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	98	54
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	3.42M	8.78M

The cost of living in Madrid is 176% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2443rd and 7256th ($1781 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 118th in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 151st and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Quanzhou

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	Madrid	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.36	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1203	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1428	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6884	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3988	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.4	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.8	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.89	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.3	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10042	$20567

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522

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