Male vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$805
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
8
49
😀 Quality of life
64
71
🏙️ Population
133K
8.78M

The cost of living in Male is 107% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4552nd and 7679th ($1311 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th in Maldives and China, respectively. Check Maldives vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 5347th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Quanzhou

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Male Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$9536

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$387
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$293
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$609
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$676
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$349
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$627
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$518
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$487
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$414
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$499
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$271
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$348
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$316
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$299
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$331
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$447
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$320
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$554
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$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
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$303
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$285
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$349
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$297
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$389
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$544
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$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
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$332
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$335
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$327

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$630
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$903
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$723
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$668
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$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
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$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
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$957
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$709
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$889
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$879
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$937
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$465
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$882
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$910
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$602
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$673
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$941
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$910
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$464
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$1108
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$1257
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$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
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$841
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$705
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$814
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$665
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$586
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$763
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$594
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$595
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$943