New York City vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1479
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$759
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	8.8M	8.78M

The cost of living in New York City is 564% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4th and 7679th ($4207 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 137th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 18th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Quanzhou

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	New York City	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$9536

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943