Quanzhou vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quanzhou	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1442	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$296	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$1533
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	70	66
🏙️ Population	8.78M	955K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 64% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7641st and 3094th ($621 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 10th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 4086th and 5034th 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	$2.09	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1854	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.13	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9321	$6640

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401