Bandung vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$571
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1465
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$224
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$206
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$267
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
39
75
🏙️ Population
2.88M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bandung is 25% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8087th and 6602nd ($571 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 49th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 7032nd and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Guangzhou

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Bandung Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.76
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.92
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.32
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$537
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$318
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.9
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.1
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.49%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$504
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.79
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.92
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.16
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.42
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.9
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$108
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8909
$15919

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8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$530
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$596
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$553
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$541
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$419
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$551
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$757
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$517
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$577
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$605
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$512
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$508
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$524
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$522
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$506
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$550
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$453
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$438
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$447
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$434
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$507
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$487
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$470
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$441
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$420
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$512
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$427
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$388
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$558
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$485
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$495
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$518
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$530
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$499
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$458
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1121
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$530

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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