Quanzhou vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$644
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1639
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$260
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$370
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$893
$3246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
78
😀 Quality of life
66
92
🏙️ Population
8.78M
662K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 74% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7256th and 819th ($644 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 3rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 4015th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Vancouver

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Quanzhou Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.46
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$5.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$412
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.68
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2767
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1714
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.2
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.31
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.69
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.3
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.72
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20567
$17240

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759