Quanzhou vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quanzhou	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1442	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.43M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 69% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7641st and 1930th ($621 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 1571st in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 4086th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs San Antonio

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	Quanzhou	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1854	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.13	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9321	$15049

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154