Madrid vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madrid Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2089
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4820
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$1219
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$2088
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$518
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2681
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
98
49
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
3.51M
8.78M

The cost of living in Madrid is 230% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1805th and 7679th ($2089 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 137th 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 23rd in China, while ranked 190th and 3611th 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
$16.8
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.79
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1380
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2540
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.8
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.15%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8795
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4558
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.77
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.28
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.67
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.09
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.63
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$702
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14237
$9536

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Cities near Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943