Memphis vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	53
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	633K	8.78M

The cost of living in Memphis is 204% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 2352nd and 7641st ($1891 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd and 138th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 293rd and 4086th 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	$16.4	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$9321

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941