Quanzhou vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1794
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$278
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$393
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.4
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$831
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
50
79
🏙️ Population
8.78M
17.7M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7155th and 5948th ($666 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 142nd and 13th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 57th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 6224th vs 556th 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
$2.47
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.38
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$425
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$327
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.92
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2834
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1563
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.41
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.5
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.14
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.9
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$469
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22902
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618