Guangzhou vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5149
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1162
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2021
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$3748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.91M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6854th and 1511th ($785 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 1149th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Hamburg City

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Guangzhou Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$19886

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1617
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1601
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1582
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1575
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1621
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1579
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1559
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1622
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1563
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1585
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1555
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1650
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1535
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1544
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1725
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1551
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1679
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1577
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1584
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1639
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1596
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1507
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1557
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1590
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1494
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1582
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1586
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1509
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1530
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1787
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1309
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1765
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1483
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1547
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1533
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1415
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1589
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1621
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1457