Quanzhou vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$260	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$3578
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	54	34
😀 Quality of life	66	80
🏙️ Population	8.78M	543K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 67% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 7256th and 1962nd ($644 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 1679th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 4015th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Tucson

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	Quanzhou	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.07	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262