Genoa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1470
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3466
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$699
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1087
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$119
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1750
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
97
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
559K
18.7M

The cost of living in Genoa is 90% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3551st and 6548th ($1470 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 31st 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 39th best city to live in Italy vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 795th and 1055th 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
$14.3
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.74
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$797
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3323
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1514
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.11
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.69
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.06
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.4
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.41
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$474
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10834
$14511

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1512
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1401
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1293
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1389
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1348
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1209
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1271
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1203
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1344
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1334
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1328
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1503
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1202
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1074
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1228
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1576
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1362
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1240
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1157
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1403
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2022
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1280
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1365
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1424
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1452
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1586
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1496
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1364
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1592
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1323
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1503
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1254
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1354
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$6747
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$6593
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1371
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1162
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1400
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1506
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1450

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650