Miami vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	53
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	442K	8.78M

The cost of living in Miami is 412% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 118th and 7641st ($3178 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 119th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Quanzhou

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	Miami	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$9321

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

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