Quanzhou vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quanzhou	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1479	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$414	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$759	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	99
😀 Quality of life	71	98
🏙️ Population	8.78M	5.45M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7679th and 348th ($634 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 3611th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Sydney

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	Quanzhou	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2900	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1919	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.2	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.21	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9536	$21946

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$630
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$903
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$723
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$668
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$656
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$698
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$634
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$654
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$888
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$957
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$709
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$889
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$879
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$937
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$465
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$882
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$910
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$602
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$673
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$941
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$910
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$464
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1108
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1257
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$589
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$997
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$796
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$610
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$841
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$705
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$814
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$665
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$586
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$763
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$594
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$595
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864