Atlanta vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2617
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5892
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1587
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2476
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5193
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
90
74
🏙️ Population
499K
18.7M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 235% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 699th and 6835th ($2617 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 32nd in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 231st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Guangzhou

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Atlanta Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.04
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.13
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1741
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1298
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2969
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.37%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3301
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2480
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.48
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.05
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.89
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.9
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1409
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23857
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2392
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2375
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2373
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2330
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2366
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2395
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2340
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2415
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2429
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2321
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2418
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2201
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2525
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2447
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2453
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2220
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2722
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2980
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2282
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2544
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2090
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2270
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2490
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2109
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2239
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2253
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$1990
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2251
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1919
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1791
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2202
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1932
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1593
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1814
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1966
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1946
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1928
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2004

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694