Bangalore vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangalore Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$576
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1369
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$251
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$446
$845
🍽️ Food expenses
$201
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1489
$1143
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
73
97
😀 Quality of life
71
77
🏙️ Population
12.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 24% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7806th and 6512th ($576 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 67th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 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 2258th and 651st 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
$3.63
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.6
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.16
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.57
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$573
$1229
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.59
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$11921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$5116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.8
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.69
$4.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.11
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.87
$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.2
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.5
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.7
$67.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.2
$632
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2900
$21121

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Distance City Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi Tumkur
$261
96 km or 60 mi Hindupur
$323
117 km or 73 mi Madanapalle
$346
126 km or 78 mi Mysore
$325
159 km or 99 mi Salem
$346
166 km or 103 mi Vellore
$267
166 km or 103 mi Chittoor
$361
182 km or 113 mi Erode
$285
191 km or 118 mi Anantapur
$315
198 km or 123 mi Tiruppur
$295
211 km or 131 mi Tirupati
$375
212 km or 132 mi Kadapa
$346
221 km or 137 mi Proddatur
$326
230 km or 143 mi Coimbatore
$338
244 km or 151 mi Shimoga
$354
246 km or 153 mi Davanagere
$327
266 km or 166 mi Tiruchirappalli
$328
269 km or 167 mi Pondicherry
$326
270 km or 168 mi Cuddalore
$314
271 km or 168 mi Malappuram
$298
273 km or 169 mi Kannur
$299
276 km or 172 mi Kozhikode
$388
286 km or 178 mi Hospet
$333
290 km or 180 mi Chennai
$424
294 km or 183 mi Dindigul
$311
295 km or 183 mi Thanjavur
$316
295 km or 183 mi Mangalore
$365
295 km or 183 mi Nandyal
$301
298 km or 185 mi Adoni
$304
303 km or 188 mi Nellore
$392
311 km or 194 mi Udupi
$340
312 km or 194 mi Thrissur
$332
321 km or 199 mi Kurnool
$285
344 km or 214 mi Madurai
$330
362 km or 225 mi Ernakulam
$377
363 km or 226 mi Kochi
$387
386 km or 240 mi Ongole
$331
390 km or 242 mi Hubli
$343
394 km or 245 mi Kottayam
$321
421 km or 261 mi Mahbubnagar
$363

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$605
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$726
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$692
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$576
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$766
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$657
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$797
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1043
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1601
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$798
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2411
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2720
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$866
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$819
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$811
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$788
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$773
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1073
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$771
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$562
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$495
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$811
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$928
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$847
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$957
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$664
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$831
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$808
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$989
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$565
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$644
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$521
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$626
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$581
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$592
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$607
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$508
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620