Quanzhou vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$4293
🏠 One person rent	$278	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$1751
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$1885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	50	86
🏙️ Population	8.78M	2.75M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 62% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7155th and 2722nd ($666 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6224th and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Rome

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	Quanzhou	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.47	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$10781

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Cities near Quanzhou

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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262