Quanzhou vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quanzhou	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$306	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$771	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	71	72
🏙️ Population	8.78M	6.21M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 41% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7630th and 5029th ($648 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th 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 26th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 3354th and 2767th 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	$2.23	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.22	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.8	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9745	$12842

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634