Philadelphia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$1508
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$2200
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$733
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$194
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4443
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
91
71
🏙️ Population
1.6M
8.78M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 301% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 741st and 7630th ($2597 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 118th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Quanzhou

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Philadelphia Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1607
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1212
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2381
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$225
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4124
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.41
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.31
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.72
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.9
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.7
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$29
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2213
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20275
$9745

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2626
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2543
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2622
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2498
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2543
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2581
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2567
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2579
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2359
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2623
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2636
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2849
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2458
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2314
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2623
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2525
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2331
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2685
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2635
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2222
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2662
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3031
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2636
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2820
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2825
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2754
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2795
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2842
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2313
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2333
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2897
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2221
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2656
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2737

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