Quanzhou vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$260
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
54
5
😀 Quality of life
66
34
🏙️ Population
8.78M
115K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 53% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7256th and 8915th ($644 vs $422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4015th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Quanzhou Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$666

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$627
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300