Quanzhou vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quanzhou	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$621	$1457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1442	$3309
🏠 One person rent	$296	$761
🏘️ Family rent	$400	$1163
🍽️ Food expenses	$176	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$78	$95.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$1744
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	53	26
😀 Quality of life	70	77
🏙️ Population	8.78M	687K

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 57% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7641st and 4103rd ($621 vs $1457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 61st in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.2 months in Zaragoza. Quanzhou ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 39th in Spain, while ranked 4086th and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Zaragoza

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	Quanzhou	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.2	$45.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.94	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.85	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$622
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$416	$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.13%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2827	$4828
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1854	$2495
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.44	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$5.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.9	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.58	$9.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.1	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.13	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.5	$77.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$224	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9321	$8269

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Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1157
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1414
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1585
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1468
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1445
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1318
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1531
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1212
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1571
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1596
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1217
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1673
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1239
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1566
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1740
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1523
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1839
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1200
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1363
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1590
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1407
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1598
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1703
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1660
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1637
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1687
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1572
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581