Quanzhou vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quanzhou	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1442	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$296	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	89
😀 Quality of life	70	98
🏙️ Population	8.78M	5.87M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 81% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 7641st and 109th ($621 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4086th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Singapore City

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	Quanzhou	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1854	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.13	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9321	$29519

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653