Quanzhou vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$306
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$771
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
8.78M
24.9M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 43% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7630th and 4880th ($648 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ranked 26th vs 5th best cities to live in China, and 3354th vs 1178th 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
$2.23
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2944
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.22
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9745
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789