Quanzhou vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$260
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
70
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
8.78M
12.7M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 26% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7256th and 6198th ($644 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 18th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Ranked 34th vs 26th best cities to live in China, and 4015th vs 3351st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Suzhou

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Quanzhou Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$17431

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$627
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$823
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$688
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$625
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$664
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$669
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$649
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$603
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$630
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$648
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$813
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$894
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$728
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$770
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$796
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$897
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$451
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$821
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$747
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$581
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$655
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$814
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$443
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1073
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$569
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$956
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$967
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$731
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$601
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$788
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$681
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$761
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$671
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$598
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$726
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$585
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613