Quanzhou vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	54	87
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	8.78M	518K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 63% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7256th and 2490th ($644 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 147th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4015th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Sheffield

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	Quanzhou	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.07	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$9487

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750