Quanzhou vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quanzhou	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1442	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$296	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	86
😀 Quality of life	70	93
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.39M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 82% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7641st and 43rd ($621 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 4086th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs San Diego

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	Quanzhou	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1854	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.13	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9321	$28967

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782