Austin vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2475
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5680
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1530
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2495
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$627
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5010
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
962K
18.7M

The cost of living in Austin is 215% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 932nd and 6854th ($2475 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 192nd and 1149th 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
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.38
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.59
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1888
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2018
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$190
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5778
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3142
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.75
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.68
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.99
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.17
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1503
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20982
$19408

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19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2058
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2151
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2149
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2168
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2110
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2125
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2123
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2120
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1937
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1857
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2105
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2093
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2070
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2071
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1950
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$1944
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1843
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2066
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2003
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2096
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1900
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2754
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2093
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1860
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2011
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2093
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2107
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2148
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2111
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2261
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2174
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2064
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2164
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2206
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2142
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$1916
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2025
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2316

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