Quanzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1479
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$301
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$759
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
49
80
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
8.78M
737K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 80% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7679th and 142nd ($634 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 3611th and 32nd 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
$2.16
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2900
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1919
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9536
$28950

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173