Guangzhou vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$333
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1013
😷 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 11% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6607th and 6270th ($742 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 25th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Ranked 6th vs 10th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 2093rd 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
$4.17
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$26569

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740