Adelaide vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Adelaide Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1915
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4598
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$1040
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$1757
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3034
$1248
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
50
97
😀 Quality of life
93
76
🏙️ Population
1.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 122% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1929th and 6006th ($1915 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 16th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 55th and 696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Guangzhou

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Adelaide Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.4
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.43
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.76
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1069
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2012
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1351
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$220
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6511
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3640
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.09
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.7
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.6
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$129
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1425
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14932
$25540

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1651
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1563
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1175
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1557
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1105
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1696
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1654
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1660
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1764
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1613
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1381
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1583
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2154
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1747
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1510
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1650
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1940
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1598
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1561
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1659
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1659
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1445
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2217
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1615
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1502
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1572
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1607
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1540
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1441
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1544
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1562
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1719
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$1873
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$1674
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2397
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2043
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1778
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1663
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1743
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1982

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597