Dortmund vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$762
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
93
75
🏙️ Population
595K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 115% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3401st and 6838th ($1632 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 36th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 84th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Guangzhou

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Dortmund Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677