Genoa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1620
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$769
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1229
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$566
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2028
$792
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
97
😀 Quality of life
81
75
🏙️ Population
559K
18.7M

The cost of living in Genoa is 114% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3439th and 6838th ($1620 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 36th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 700th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs Guangzhou

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Genoa Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$859
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1298
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3735
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1506
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.91
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.4
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.99
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.38
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.58
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.58
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.5
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.8
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10399
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1642
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1469
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1308
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1624
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1615
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1268
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1474
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1336
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1473
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1582
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1414
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1770
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1316
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1344
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1792
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1504
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1264
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2307
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1393
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1582
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1764
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1488
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1808
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1699
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1472
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1499
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$9122
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1510
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1263
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1589
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1649
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1547

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