Quanzhou vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	81
😀 Quality of life	50	91
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.43M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 70% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7155th and 1380th ($666 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 1203rd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6224th and 118th 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	$2.47	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$10912

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137