Quanzhou vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quanzhou	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1479	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$301	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$414	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$759	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	71	67
🏙️ Population	8.78M	6.21M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 37% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7679th and 5559th ($634 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 3611th and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Quanzhou	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2900	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1919	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.2	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.21	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9536	$13739

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631