Bandung vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$545
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1341
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$218
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
81
97
😀 Quality of life
40
75
🏙️ Population
2.88M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bandung is 30% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8276th and 6548th ($545 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 31st 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 6910th and 1055th 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
$1.59
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.19
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.05
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.78
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$158
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$412
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.3
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.62
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.76
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.63
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.4
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.91
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.09
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.3
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7595
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$500
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$563
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$373
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$513
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$518
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$385
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$521
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$701
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$490
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$558
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$480
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$474
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$492
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$488
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$471
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$374
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$493
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$408
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$432
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$421
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$417
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$486
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$464
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$453
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$417
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$395
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$505
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$410
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$365
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$458
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$510
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$614
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$466
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$500
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$458
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$427
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1267
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$497

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650