Madrid vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1889
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4256
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1849
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$457
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2391
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
90
50
🏙️ Population
3.33M
8.78M

The cost of living in Madrid is 184% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2194th and 7155th ($1889 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 149th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1256
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$911
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1526
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6496
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4015
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.65
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.16
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.3
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.5
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$585
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10462
$22902

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581

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