Guangzhou vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$5040
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1032
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1994
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.89M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 62% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1809th ($763 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 6th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 42nd 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
$3.58
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$23771

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Reinbek
$1614
17 km or 11 mi Norderstedt
$1594
18 km or 11 mi Pinneberg
$1579
20 km or 13 mi Wedel
$1581
21 km or 13 mi Ahrensburg
$1614
21 km or 13 mi Buxtehude
$1515
21 km or 13 mi Quickborn
$1589
25 km or 15 mi Winsen
$1485
28 km or 17 mi Geesthacht
$1608
32 km or 20 mi Elmshorn
$1566
32 km or 20 mi Kaltenkirchen
$1581
35 km or 22 mi Stade
$1520
38 km or 24 mi Bad Oldesloe
$1629
43 km or 27 mi Luneburg
$1447
52 km or 33 mi Itzehoe
$1549
57 km or 36 mi Lubeck
$1704
58 km or 36 mi Neumunster
$1540
62 km or 38 mi Bad Schwartau
$1649
63 km or 39 mi Rotenburg an der Wumme
$1543
64 km or 40 mi Soltau
$1538
75 km or 47 mi Uelzen
$1570
81 km or 50 mi Walsrode
$1554
83 km or 52 mi Geestland
$1555
86 km or 54 mi Kiel
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Verden an der Aller
$1546
87 km or 54 mi Rendsburg
$1500
88 km or 54 mi Osterholz-Scharmbeck
$1557
88 km or 55 mi Achim
$1547
93 km or 57 mi Cuxhaven
$1547
93 km or 58 mi Heide
$1520
94 km or 58 mi Bremerhaven
$1627
94 km or 58 mi Schwerin
$1245
95 km or 59 mi Bremen City
$1799
102 km or 63 mi Nordenham
$1584
103 km or 64 mi Celle
$1523
103 km or 64 mi Eckernforde
$1498
104 km or 64 mi Wismar
$1364
106 km or 66 mi Syke
$1539
107 km or 66 mi Delmenhorst
$1551
109 km or 68 mi Salzwedel
$1388