Genoa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1613
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3831
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$769
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1236
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2205
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
559K
18.7M

The cost of living in Genoa is 106% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3528th and 6854th ($1613 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 34th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Genoa compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Genoa ranked 31st best city to live in Italy vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 664th and 1149th 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
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.3
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.68
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$868
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$544
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3726
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1181
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.3
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.77
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.1
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.76
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96.4
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.6
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12735
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1578
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1429
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1335
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1563
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1565
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1320
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1479
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1386
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1469
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1556
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1416
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1725
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1320
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1264
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1330
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1803
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1541
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1394
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1271
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2328
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1467
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1426
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1659
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1835
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1568
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1808
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1706
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1613
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1555
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4967
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7483
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1669
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1226
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1624
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1497

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711