Quanzhou vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quanzhou	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1479	$3949
🏠 One person rent	$301	$1040
🏘️ Family rent	$414	$1718
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$454
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$759	$1578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	49	19
😀 Quality of life	71	67
🏙️ Population	8.78M	955K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 64% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7679th and 2952nd ($634 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 12th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 79th in Spain, while ranked 3611th and 4756th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Tenerife

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	Quanzhou	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1034
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$1884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$71.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2900	$4092
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1919	$2841
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.2	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$4.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$8.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$53.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$83.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.21	$13.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9536	$6610

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1694
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1697
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1388
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$635
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1628
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1682
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1622
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1627
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1629
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$617
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$692
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$539
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$769
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$558
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$513
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$732
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$671
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$773
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$598
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$659
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$612
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$589
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1772
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1432
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1510
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1545
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1979
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1471
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1581
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1490