Atlanta vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Atlanta Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2628
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6005
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1574
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2484
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5455
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
499K
18.7M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 235% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 688th and 6854th ($2628 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 199th and 1149th 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
$23.3
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.3
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.39
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1746
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1275
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2981
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2017
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$197
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.25%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3778
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2636
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.6
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.03
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.18
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.3
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$160
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1605
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22758
$19408

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11 km or 6.6 mi East Point
$2410
11 km or 7 mi Candler-McAfee
$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi Brookhaven
$2360
17 km or 11 mi Chamblee
$2387
17 km or 11 mi Smyrna
$2376
19 km or 12 mi Tucker
$2372
20 km or 13 mi Sandy Springs
$2406
21 km or 13 mi Stonecrest
$2352
22 km or 13 mi Dunwoody
$2409
26 km or 16 mi Marietta
$2416
29 km or 18 mi Stockbridge
$2334
29 km or 18 mi Peachtree Corners
$2405
31 km or 19 mi Douglasville
$2243
31 km or 19 mi Roswell
$2486
35 km or 22 mi Johns Creek
$2429
35 km or 22 mi Duluth
$2458
36 km or 22 mi Kennesaw
$2215
37 km or 23 mi Alpharetta
$2651
40 km or 25 mi Woodstock
$2968
41 km or 26 mi McDonough
$2289
43 km or 26 mi Milton
$2494
43 km or 27 mi Acworth
$1920
43 km or 27 mi Lawrenceville
$2069
43 km or 27 mi Peachtree
$2253
53 km or 33 mi Canton
$2472
56 km or 35 mi Newnan
$2105
58 km or 36 mi Griffin
$2254
66 km or 41 mi Carrollton
$2240
67 km or 42 mi Winder
$2003
80 km or 49 mi Gainesville
$2233
92 km or 57 mi Rome
$1922
96 km or 59 mi Athens
$1771
100 km or 62 mi LaGrange
$2187
124 km or 77 mi Macon
$1993
125 km or 78 mi Dalton
$1602
128 km or 80 mi Valley
$1852
133 km or 83 mi Anniston
$1967
135 km or 84 mi Oxford
$1955
146 km or 90 mi Warner Robins
$1930
150 km or 93 mi Columbus
$2010

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711