Bangalore vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangalore Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1563
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$239
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.7
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
74
97
😀 Quality of life
70
75
🏙️ Population
12.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 21% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7797th and 6607th ($585 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 54th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 2674th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Guangzhou

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Bangalore Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.88
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.18
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$786
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3402
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1685
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.1
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.02
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.06
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.17
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.6
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$126
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3732
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$399
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$359
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$367
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$321
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$328
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$269
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$415
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$319
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$383
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$327
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$337
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$356
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$350
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$358
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$417
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$369
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$339
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$326
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$325
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$337
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$391
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$358
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$434
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$341
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$357
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$424
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$337
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$350
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$343
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$379
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$302
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$350
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$309
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$358
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$391
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$326
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$361
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$348
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$375

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620