Chengdu vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$240
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$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 19% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 7421st and 6548th ($623 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 31st 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 9th vs 6th best cities to live in China, and 1890th vs 1055th 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
$2.78
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650