Madrid vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1726
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3985
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$986
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1693
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$440
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$168
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2362
$813
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
53
😀 Quality of life
90
53
🏙️ Population
3.28M
8.78M

The cost of living in Madrid is 151% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2577th and 6882nd ($1726 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 102nd in Spain and China, respectively. Check Spain vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Madrid compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 121st and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Madrid Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.9
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.55
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1118
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2068
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2665
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.81
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.16
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.24
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.86
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.3
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.2
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9474
$19406

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437

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