Miami vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Miami	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3216	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7364	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$3669	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4242	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	85	49
😀 Quality of life	90	71
🏙️ Population	442K	8.78M

The cost of living in Miami is 396% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 117th and 7630th ($3216 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 87th and 134th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Miami ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 169th and 3354th 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	$26.1	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$105	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2394	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1806	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4404	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3208	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6964	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.45	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.78	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.7	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1797	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18611	$9745

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2487
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2747
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2636
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2802
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2808
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2747
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2958
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2843
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2756
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2802
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2721
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2697
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2924
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2673
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2695
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2715
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3151
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2749
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2774
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2762
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2701
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2757
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3035
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2793
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2502
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3114

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954