Guangzhou vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4628
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1010
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1803
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$532
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$227
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.85M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 61% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6607th and 2013th ($742 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 6th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 955th and 43rd 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
$4.17
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1011
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1414
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$5532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$28533

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1501
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1484
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1467
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1467
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1509
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1506
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1464
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1527
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1504
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1453
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1457
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1495
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1528
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1550
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1422
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1593
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1395
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1547
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1486
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1487
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1504
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1488
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1496
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1329
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1476
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1381
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1464
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1460
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1494
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1415
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1519
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1716
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1502
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1426
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1366
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1338
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1442
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1432
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1274