Quanzhou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1442
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$296
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
70
78
🏙️ Population
8.78M
17.5M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 29% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7641st and 6334th ($621 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 32nd vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 4086th vs 1094th 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
$2.09
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1854
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9321
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
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$615
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$901
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$707
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$634
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$681
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$628
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$697
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$616
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$671
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$628
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$914
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$1006
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$695
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$894
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$894
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$993
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$454
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$868
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$914
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$669
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$894
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$451
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1135
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$579
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1030
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$802
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$600
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$854
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$700
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$897
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$650
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$578
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$753
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$586
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$589
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$941

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634