Quanzhou vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quanzhou	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$644	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1639	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$260	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$370	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$218	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.9	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$893	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	54	49
😀 Quality of life	66	59
🏙️ Population	8.78M	1.48M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 37% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7256th and 5351st ($644 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 118th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Quanzhou ranked 34th best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 4015th and 5375th 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	$2.07	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.46	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.84	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.68	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2767	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1714	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.2	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.31	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.27	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.51	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.72	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$114	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20567	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696