Quanzhou vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Quanzhou	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$648	$1349
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1514	$3115
🏠 One person rent	$306	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$417	$1113
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$771	$975
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	49	47
😀 Quality of life	71	64
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.26M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 52% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7630th and 4430th ($648 vs $1349) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 134th and 9th 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 0.7 months in Zapopan. Quanzhou ranked 26th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3354th and 5342nd 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	$2.23	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.98	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$440	$1437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$334	$831
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.14%	11.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2944	$6066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$674
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.93	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.73	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.5	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.22	$10.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.8	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9745	$6434

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$643
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$892
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$729
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$673
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$702
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$679
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$705
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$640
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$689
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$672
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$874
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$942
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$884
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$868
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$921
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$474
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$889
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$904
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$612
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$682
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$989
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$938
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$473
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1123
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1248
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$600
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$971
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$979
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$792
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$617
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$844
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$717
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$684
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$774
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$603
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$954

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$993
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$814
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$760
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$869
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1005
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$895
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$941
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$932
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$959
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$968
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$920
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1211
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$874
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$962
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$961
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$660
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$905
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$935
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$817
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$864
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1255
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1069
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$764
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1085
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$994