Quanzhou vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quanzhou	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1479	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$414	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$759	$4411
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	82
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	8.78M	468K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 73% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7679th and 1246th ($634 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 1054th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 3611th and 245th 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	$2.16	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2900	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1919	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.2	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.21	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9536	$24650

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736