Guangzhou vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2417
🏠 One person rent
$342
$438
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$752
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$922
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
11.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 13% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6854th and 6257th ($785 vs $899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 3rd vs 20th best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 3005th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Hangzhou

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Guangzhou Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$7694
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$3840
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$6.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$25159

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789