Chengdu vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$251
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$1294
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
20.9M
18.7M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 14% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7209th and 6602nd ($660 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 49th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Ranked 7th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 1036th 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
$2.91
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671