Chengdu vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1812
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$242
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$440
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$883
$1117
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
20.9M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 13% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7269th and 6607th ($643 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 54th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 7th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 1633rd vs 955th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Guangzhou

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Chengdu Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.81
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.62
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$301
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$599
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2044
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.4
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.34
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18347
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587

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