Philadelphia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6395
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$1516
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$2783
$370
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4131
$893
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
99
54
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.6M
8.78M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 303% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 664th and 7256th ($2597 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 118th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 138th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Philadelphia Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.2
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.96
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$5.09
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.56
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1616
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3231
$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$161
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.2
$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.74%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3404
$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2379
$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.25
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.63
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.89
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$102
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.6
$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.3
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.6
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2066
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19774
$20567

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2610
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2574
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2604
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2477
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2567
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2600
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2591
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2608
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2368
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2600
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2611
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2787
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2493
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2423
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2582
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2541
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2353
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2683
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2676
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2085
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2653
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$2901
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2642
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2739
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2919
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2819
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2723
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2782
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2849
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2303
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2264
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2880
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2320
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2557
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2693

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936