Dusseldorf vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2294
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$333
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$850
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$1294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	92	97
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	629K	18.7M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 144% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 2278th and 6602nd ($1861 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 49th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 26th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Guangzhou

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	Dusseldorf	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$15919

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671