Bandung vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandung Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$536
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1297
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$226
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.4
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$829
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
80
96
😀 Quality of life
61
74
🏙️ Population
2.88M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bandung is 32% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 8495th and 6835th ($536 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Bandung ranked 8th best city to live in Indonesia vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5820th and 2285th 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
$1.49
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.95
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.55
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.14
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$375
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.8
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.34%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$776
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$345
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$4.89
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.8
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.57
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.71
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.62
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.91
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8600
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi Cimahi
$502
71 km or 44 mi Sukabumi
$551
82 km or 51 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
93 km or 58 mi Bogor
$467
101 km or 63 mi Bekasi
$556
103 km or 64 mi Depok
$391
113 km or 70 mi Cirebon
$515
114 km or 71 mi Jakarta
$684
116 km or 72 mi Banjar
$478
119 km or 74 mi South Tangerang
$536
134 km or 83 mi Tangerang
$609
173 km or 108 mi Tegal
$478
181 km or 113 mi Cilacap
$470
182 km or 113 mi Serang
$488
202 km or 125 mi Cilegon
$487
233 km or 145 mi Pekalongan
$474
306 km or 190 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
315 km or 195 mi Semarang
$499
323 km or 201 mi Yogyakarta
$445
323 km or 201 mi Metro
$417
327 km or 203 mi Salatiga
$424
365 km or 227 mi Surakarta
$405
443 km or 275 mi Madiun
$445
500 km or 310 mi Kediri
$453
521 km or 324 mi Blitar
$439
538 km or 334 mi Prabumulih
$405
539 km or 335 mi Palembang
$388
540 km or 336 mi Mojokerto
$419
556 km or 346 mi Batu
$408
569 km or 353 mi Malang
$379
572 km or 355 mi Surabaya
$549
578 km or 359 mi Pagar Alam
$439
594 km or 369 mi Pasuruan
$459
629 km or 391 mi Probolinggo
$476
661 km or 411 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
684 km or 425 mi Bengkulu
$456
740 km or 460 mi Jambi
$439
795 km or 494 mi Pontianak
$411
837 km or 520 mi Bali
$1175
864 km or 537 mi Denpasar
$496

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