Quanzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	54	80
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	8.78M	737K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 79% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7256th and 158th ($644 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 4015th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Seattle

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	Quanzhou	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.07	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$29407

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quanzhou

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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093