Quanzhou vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$689
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1829
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$279
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.6
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$813
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
53
78
🏙️ Population
8.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6882nd and 4461st ($689 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 50th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6124th vs 558th 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
$2.79
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7109
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.09
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19406
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740