Quanzhou vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Quanzhou	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1479	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$301	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$414	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$759	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	71	63
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.26M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 50% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7679th and 4609th ($634 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 137th and 11th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Quanzhou ranked 23rd best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3611th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Zapopan

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	Quanzhou	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.16	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$328	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.5	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2900	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1919	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.2	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.36	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.73	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.21	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9536	$6389

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986