Quanzhou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$689
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1829
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$279
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$257
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.6
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$813
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
53
80
🏙️ Population
8.78M
17.5M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 27% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6882nd and 5744th ($689 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 102nd and 16th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 50th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 6124th vs 460th 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
$2.79
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.58
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$186
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.4
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.29%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7109
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.41
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.65
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.09
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19406
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584