Quanzhou vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	82
😀 Quality of life	50	89
🏙️ Population	8.78M	468K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 73% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7155th and 806th ($666 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 6224th and 202nd 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	$2.47	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$22229

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753