Quanzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1479
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$301
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$414
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$179
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$759
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
49
94
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
8.78M
2.44M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 50% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7679th and 4661st ($634 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3611th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Taipei

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Quanzhou Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.16
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$328
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.14%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2900
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1919
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.46
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.2
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.36
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.21
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.2
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9536
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602