Quanzhou vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$260
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
54
99
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
8.78M
1.33M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 46% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7256th and 4495th ($644 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 42nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 4015th and 748th 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
$2.07
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$14676

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125