Austin vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2063
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$354
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$829
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	90	74
🏙️ Population	962K	18.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 212% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 985th and 6835th ($2444 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 Austin compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 217th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Guangzhou

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	Austin	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$16938

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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