Genoa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1498
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3708
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$684
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$521
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1852
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
97
😀 Quality of life
74
75
🏙️ Population
559K
18.7M

The cost of living in Genoa is 96% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3705th and 6602nd ($1498 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 49th in Italy and China, respectively. Check Italy vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Genoa compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Genoa ranked 53rd best city to live in Italy vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1237th and 1036th 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
$15.5
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.62%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3598
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1781
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.5
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.26
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.73
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.5
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$100
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.3
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13426
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1543
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1380
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1396
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1553
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1425
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1200
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1449
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1280
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1429
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1494
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1357
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1724
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1248
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1131
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1333
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1616
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1510
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1305
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1262
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1478
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2146
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1306
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1420
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1502
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1613
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1633
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1460
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1559
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1394
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1557
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1314
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1441
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7469
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1454
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1164
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1428
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1478
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1444

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