Quanzhou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$260
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
8.78M
17.7M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7256th and 5950th ($644 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 12th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 34th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 4015th vs 545th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Shenzhen

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Quanzhou Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$22267

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$627
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$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

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$2432
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$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
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$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
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$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609