Quanzhou vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1479
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$301
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$759
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.33M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 41% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7679th and 5151st ($634 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 152nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Saitama. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 3611th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Saitama

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Quanzhou Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2900
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1919
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9536
$15321

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102