Quanzhou vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1442
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$296
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
70
77
🏙️ Population
8.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 45% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7641st and 4879th ($621 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 32nd vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 4086th vs 1383rd 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
$2.09
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1854
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9321
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753