Guangzhou vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1241
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
74
82
🏙️ Population
18.7M
7.41M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 71% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6835th and 621st ($782 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Ranked 7th vs 1st best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 632nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Hong Kong

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Guangzhou Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$22890

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608