Dallas vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dallas Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2461
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5293
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1459
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2021
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$641
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4563
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
91
96
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
1.3M
18.7M

The cost of living in Dallas is 215% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 948th and 6835th ($2461 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 815th and 32nd 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 1.9 months in Dallas compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Dallas ranked 6th best city to live in the United States vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 46th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Guangzhou

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Dallas Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.81
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2187
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1641
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$207
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.5
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4391
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.01
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$106
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.23
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.74
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.2
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.54
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.11
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$89.6
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.9
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1318
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24367
$16938

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Cities near Dallas

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi University Park
$2258
14 km or 8.5 mi Irving
$2114
18 km or 11 mi Duncanville
$2198
18 km or 11 mi Farmers Branch
$2190
19 km or 12 mi Mesquite
$2147
19 km or 12 mi Balch Springs
$2208
20 km or 12 mi Lancaster
$2212
21 km or 13 mi DeSoto
$2193
21 km or 13 mi Grand Prairie
$2127
22 km or 13 mi Garland
$2357
22 km or 14 mi Richardson
$2246
25 km or 15 mi Carrollton
$2188
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Hill
$2195
27 km or 17 mi Coppell
$2142
28 km or 17 mi Euless
$2114
28 km or 18 mi Rowlett
$2309
30 km or 19 mi Sachse
$2373
30 km or 19 mi Arlington
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Plano
$2127
31 km or 19 mi Grapevine
$2076
32 km or 20 mi Bedford
$2126
32 km or 20 mi Forney
$2220
34 km or 21 mi Colleyville
$2124
34 km or 21 mi Lewisville
$2076
35 km or 22 mi Hurst
$2127
35 km or 22 mi The Colony
$2233
36 km or 22 mi Rockwall
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Southlake
$2129
37 km or 23 mi Mansfield
$2302
37 km or 23 mi Midlothian
$2193
37 km or 23 mi Wylie
$2579
38 km or 23 mi Flower Mound
$2135
38 km or 24 mi Allen
$2293
39 km or 24 mi North Richland Hills
$2141
40 km or 25 mi Frisco
$2393
42 km or 26 mi Waxahachie
$2196
42 km or 26 mi Watauga
$2128
43 km or 27 mi Keller
$2105
43 km or 27 mi Haltom
$2145
44 km or 28 mi Little Elm
$2225

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694