Cleveland vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4584
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1131
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3404
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
82
96
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
373K
18.7M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 147% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2199th and 6854th ($1941 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1674th and 34th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Cleveland ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 320th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Guangzhou

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Cleveland Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.74
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.9
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1252
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2221
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1512
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.1
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1613
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1384
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.8
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.8
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.3
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1137
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18712
$19408

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1938
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1944
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1943
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1947
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1862
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1928
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1936
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1938
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1935
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1919
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1923
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1930
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1889
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1922
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1924
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1909
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1890
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1899
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1908
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1910
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1882
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1864
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1821
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1834
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1823
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1684
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1874
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1688
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1988
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1908
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1835
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1639
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1810
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1599
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1531
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1513
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1936
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2092

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711