Dusseldorf vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1776
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4484
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$979
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1846
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3151
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
619K
18.7M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 139% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2414th and 6607th ($1776 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 54th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Dusseldorf ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 41st and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dusseldorf Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.61
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$900
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7136
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6071
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.37
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.8
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.18
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.76
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.42
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.97
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.5
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.89
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$937
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21567
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1476
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1470
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1493
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1471
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1501
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1432
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1547
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1420
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1458
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1562
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1320
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1454
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1556
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1370
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1387
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1395
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1511
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1402
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1476
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1551
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1778
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1426
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1384
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1124
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1397
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1276
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1519
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1505
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1267
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1405
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1389
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1752

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620