Paris vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$1514
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$306
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$771
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	49
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	2.1M	8.78M

The cost of living in Paris is 279% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 964th and 7630th ($2460 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 34th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Quanzhou

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	Paris	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$9745

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

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