Bali vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bali Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1121
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3559
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$705
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.9
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
33 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
36
97
😀 Quality of life
55
75
🏙️ Population
4.36M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bali is 47% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4844th and 6602nd ($1121 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 49th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Bali compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Bali ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5819th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bali vs Guangzhou

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Bali Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.28
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$572
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3170
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1937
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.77
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.27
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.51
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.9
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.61
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.5
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8739
$15919

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Cities near Bali

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Ubud
$892
30 km or 19 mi Denpasar
$530
123 km or 77 mi Mataram
$380
213 km or 133 mi Probolinggo
$518
250 km or 155 mi Pasuruan
$495
268 km or 167 mi Malang
$388
281 km or 175 mi Batu
$427
286 km or 177 mi Surabaya
$558
305 km or 189 mi Mojokerto
$512
317 km or 197 mi Blitar
$470
338 km or 210 mi Kediri
$487
395 km or 245 mi Madiun
$507
409 km or 254 mi Bima
$601
472 km or 293 mi Surakarta
$434
512 km or 318 mi Salatiga
$447
516 km or 321 mi Yogyakarta
$453
533 km or 331 mi Semarang
$550
560 km or 348 mi Banjarbaru
$488
576 km or 358 mi Banjarmasin
$503
613 km or 381 mi Pekalongan
$506
614 km or 382 mi Makassar
$524
664 km or 413 mi Cilacap
$508
671 km or 417 mi Tegal
$512
710 km or 441 mi Palangka Raya
$505
714 km or 444 mi Parepare
$515
723 km or 449 mi Banjar
$517
736 km or 457 mi Cirebon
$551
760 km or 472 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
837 km or 520 mi Bandung
$571
839 km or 522 mi Palopo
$534
842 km or 523 mi Cimahi
$530
844 km or 525 mi Balikpapan
$638
907 km or 563 mi Sukabumi
$596
907 km or 564 mi Baubau
$509
917 km or 570 mi Bekasi
$541
921 km or 572 mi Samarinda
$620
928 km or 577 mi Bogor
$553
931 km or 579 mi Depok
$419
934 km or 581 mi Jakarta
$757
946 km or 588 mi South Tangerang
$577

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671