Manchester vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
53
😀 Quality of life
92
50
🏙️ Population
548K
8.78M

The cost of living in Manchester is 221% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1500th and 7155th ($2137 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd and 142nd in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 76th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manchester Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

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