Oakland vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Oakland	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3146	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8584	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$1954	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$4358	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$833	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5746	$831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	53
😀 Quality of life	95	50
🏙️ Population	441K	8.78M

The cost of living in Oakland is 372% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 91st and 7155th ($3146 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 142nd 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 4th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 38th and 6224th 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	$24.8	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$119	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1994	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4880	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3807	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7086	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7184	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.84	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.22	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.96	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$181	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.9	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27655	$22902

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014