Quanzhou vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quanzhou	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1794	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$278	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$393	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.4	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$831	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	80
😀 Quality of life	50	92
🏙️ Population	8.78M	737K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7155th and 206th ($666 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Quanzhou ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6224th and 102nd 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	$2.47	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.38	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$193	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$425	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.92	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2834	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1563	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.31	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.2	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.5	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.14	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$469	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22902	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263