George Town vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$1294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	20	97
😀 Quality of life	78	75
🏙️ Population	41K	18.7M

The cost of living in George Town is 385% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 11th and 6548th ($3754 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 685th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Guangzhou

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	George Town	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$14511

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

Cities near Guangzhou

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