Quanzhou vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$2938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$5875
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1801
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$2674
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$827
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$90.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$3761
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
54
53
😀 Quality of life
66
89
🏙️ Population
8.78M
140K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 78% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7256th and 200th ($644 vs $2938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4015th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Reykjavik

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Quanzhou Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$137
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$17.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$10.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1839
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1650
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$2869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$2456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$6649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$5599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$75.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$20.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$82.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$128
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$2532

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2817
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2355
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2678
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1828
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1722
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1393
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1390
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1601
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1614
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1500
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1604
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1765
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1649
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2011
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1482
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1562
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1475
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1551
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1763
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1480
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1692
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1699
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1404
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1610
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1608
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2140
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1692
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1755
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1382
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1713
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1603
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2297
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1767
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1246
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2031
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1813
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1700
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2628
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2006