Oakland vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Oakland	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3123	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8266	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1974	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$4255	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$783	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5741	$813
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	93	53
🏙️ Population	441K	8.78M

The cost of living in Oakland is 354% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 85th and 6882nd ($3123 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 102nd 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 Oakland compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Oakland ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 61st and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Quanzhou

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	Oakland	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.5	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2159	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1715	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5202	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3736	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.6%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7041	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7002	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.49	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$180	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2755	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19305	$19406

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083