Quanzhou vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Quanzhou Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$648
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$306
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$417
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.7
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$771
$1351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
49
65
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
8.78M
12.7M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 19% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7630th and 6776th ($648 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 29th 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 Suzhou. Ranked 26th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 3354th vs 2020th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Quanzhou vs Suzhou

Prices for goods and services in Quanzhou and Suzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Quanzhou Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.23
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.2
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.98
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$334
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.8
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.2
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2944
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.93
$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.12
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.5
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.86
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.22
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.8
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.3
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9745
$20341

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635