Genoa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1450
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3648
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$683
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1262
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1898
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
97
😀 Quality of life
75
75
🏙️ Population
559K
18.7M

The cost of living in Genoa is 95% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3618th and 6607th ($1450 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 956th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Genoa Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.7
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.3
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.46
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.47
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1008
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.94%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.97
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.28
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.17
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$98.2
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.4
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$518
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10859
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1575
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1406
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1364
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1475
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1248
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1234
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1294
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1245
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1308
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1353
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1389
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1471
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1066
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1103
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1238
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1565
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1341
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1346
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1271
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2074
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1372
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1396
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1369
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1488
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1567
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1400
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1444
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1472
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1290
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1405
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4714
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7262
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1383
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1416
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1575
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1302

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