Memphis vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Memphis	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1769	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4344	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1037	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1681	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$513	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4085	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	53
😀 Quality of life	89	53
🏙️ Population	633K	8.78M

The cost of living in Memphis is 157% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2436th and 6882nd ($1769 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1929th and 102nd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Memphis compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Memphis ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 173rd and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Quanzhou

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	Memphis	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.7	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.5	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.81	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.73	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$893	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$822	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1364	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1364	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.4	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.94	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.65	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1447	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27049	$19406

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300

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