Georgetown vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3155
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$528
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$497
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
25
96
😀 Quality of life
60
74
🏙️ Population
235K
18.7M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 51% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4813th and 6835th ($1181 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Guyana and China, respectively. Check Guyana vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Georgetown compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5916th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Guangzhou

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Georgetown Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.78
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.6
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.64
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.2
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1246
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3538
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1023
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19783
$16938

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$1180
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$1174
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$877
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$788
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$767
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$740
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$1010
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1097
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1232
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1136
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1284
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1996
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$844
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1979
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1078
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1079
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$699
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$741
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1336
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1454
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$675
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$642
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$679
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$610
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$641
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$995
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$989
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$888
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$771
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$827
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1170
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840

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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