Quanzhou vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$260
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
100
😀 Quality of life
66
78
🏙️ Population
8.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7256th and 4858th ($644 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Ranked 34th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 4015th vs 675th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Shanghai

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Quanzhou Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$30174

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147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
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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

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$984
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$665
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$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
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$621
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$746