Paris vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	53
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	2.15M	8.78M

The cost of living in Paris is 224% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 1216th and 6882nd ($2231 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 102nd in France and China, respectively. Check France vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 33rd and 6124th 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	$18.6	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$19406

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

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