Quanzhou vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Quanzhou Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$260
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
8.78M
2.6M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 45% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7256th and 4534th ($644 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4015th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Quanzhou vs Taipei infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Quanzhou vs Taipei

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

Quanzhou Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$19749

Cost of living in other countries

QuanzhouTaipei

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
$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

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581