Quanzhou vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Quanzhou	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$689	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1829	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$279	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.6	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$813	$4345
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	53	87
🏙️ Population	8.78M	468K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 75% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6882nd and 304th ($689 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd and 266th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Quanzhou ranked 50th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6124th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Raleigh

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	Quanzhou	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.25	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$186	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.4	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.4	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.29%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7109	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1653	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.4	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.66	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.65	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.09	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$505	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19406	$22084

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857