Guangzhou vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5194
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1163
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$276
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$4099
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.91M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6835th and 1513th ($782 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Hamburg City. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 2285th and 31st 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
$2.86
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$77.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2225
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$5540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$64.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$23203

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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

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1650
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1635
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1623
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1667
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1569
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1626
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1584
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1662
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1598
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1624
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1554
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1685
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1563
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1586
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1767
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1588
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1716
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1571
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1580
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1648
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1586
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1494
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1588
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1580
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1525
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1559
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1574
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1498
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1566
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1825
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1337
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1752
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1470
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1529
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1563
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1443
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1575
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1583
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1492