Quanzhou vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1794
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$278
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.4
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$831
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
53
53
😀 Quality of life
50
89
🏙️ Population
8.78M
140K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 77% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 7155th and 204th ($666 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 6224th and 189th 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
$2.47
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$3.12
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.92
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2834
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1563
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.5
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.14
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22902
$6167

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161