Genoa vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Genoa Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1649
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3880
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$794
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2089
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
80
74
🏙️ Population
559K
18.7M

The cost of living in Genoa is 111% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 3453rd and 6835th ($1649 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Genoa ranked 34th best city to live in Italy vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 756th and 2285th 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
$16.2
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.7
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$907
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1417
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3815
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1265
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.76
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.23
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.89
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.8
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.51
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.67
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.1
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.2
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.4
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12007
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi Savona
$1660
54 km or 34 mi Tortona
$1471
62 km or 38 mi Alessandria
$1354
65 km or 41 mi Voghera
$1602
79 km or 49 mi La Spezia
$1618
79 km or 49 mi Asti
$1342
88 km or 55 mi Pavia
$1458
89 km or 55 mi Mondovi
$1375
93 km or 57 mi Imperia
$1490
94 km or 58 mi Piacenza
$1606
100 km or 62 mi Carrara
$1445
101 km or 63 mi Vigevano
$1769
109 km or 68 mi Vercelli
$1338
110 km or 68 mi Cuneo
$1294
111 km or 69 mi Lodi
$1371
113 km or 70 mi Buccinasco
$1778
113 km or 70 mi Sanremo
$1556
119 km or 74 mi Cremona
$1432
119 km or 74 mi Novara
$1290
119 km or 74 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Milan
$2370
121 km or 75 mi Viareggio
$1425
122 km or 76 mi Crema
$1474
122 km or 76 mi Turin
$1652
126 km or 78 mi Ventimiglia
$1627
134 km or 83 mi Monza
$1885
134 km or 83 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
134 km or 84 mi Menton
$1516
136 km or 84 mi Saronno
$1817
139 km or 86 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
140 km or 87 mi Seregno
$1675
140 km or 87 mi Pisa
$1622
141 km or 87 mi Lucca
$1595
142 km or 88 mi Monte Carlo
$4626
143 km or 89 mi Monaco City
$7861
146 km or 91 mi Livorno
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Biella
$1275
148 km or 92 mi Sassuolo
$1637
148 km or 92 mi Cantu
$1631
154 km or 96 mi Bergamo
$1582

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694