Quanzhou vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$260	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	54	95
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	8.78M	6.21M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 30% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7256th and 5954th ($644 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 4015th and 4857th 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	$2.07	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$10819

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Cities near Quanzhou

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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562