Quanzhou vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Quanzhou Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$621
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1442
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$296
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$176
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
77
😀 Quality of life
70
68
🏙️ Population
8.78M
12.6M

The cost of living in Quanzhou is 23% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7641st and 8651st ($621 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 138th and 491st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Quanzhou compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 32nd vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 4086th vs 4484th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quanzhou vs Zhengzhou

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Quanzhou Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$416
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.13%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2827
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1854
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.44
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.58
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9321
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563