New York City vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$771
😷 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 548% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4th and 7630th ($4202 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 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 26th in China, while ranked 15th and 3354th 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	$22.6	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$9745

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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