Guangzhou vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$322
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$882
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
91
😀 Quality of life
75
72
🏙️ Population
18.7M
11.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 8% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6838th and 6563rd ($758 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 20th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 6th vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 2980th 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
$2.82
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$28925

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753