Atlanta vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2570
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5742
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$1586
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$2465
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$690
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5431
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
90
75
🏙️ Population
499K
18.7M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 232% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 704th and 6548th ($2570 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 31st 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 165th and 1055th 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
$17.4
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.1
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.39
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1651
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1325
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2827
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2042
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2730
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.7
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.85
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.72
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.58
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.06
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.13
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.8
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.7
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.6
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1442
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27299
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2339
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2277
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2284
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2441
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2268
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2285
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2254
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2302
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2319
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2235
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2282
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2166
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2390
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2208
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$1993
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2657
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$1928
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2195
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2435
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1541
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$1974
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2213
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2094
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2148
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2159
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2149
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2076
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2127
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1888
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1839
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2128
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1704
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1636
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1652
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1726
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1736
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1901
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$1982

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650