Guangzhou vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5394
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1281
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2031
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$603
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$4606
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
74
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6835th and 1354th ($782 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1137th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 2 months in Houston. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Houston

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Guangzhou Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$22380

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2228
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2150
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2094
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2071
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2112
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2136
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2297
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2386
41 km or 25 mi League
$2102
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2072
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2114
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2738
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2048
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1836
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1897
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2112
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2022
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1605
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1913
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2000
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1900
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1887
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2226
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1971
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1904
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2115
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2444
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2027
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2153
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2237
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2125
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2229
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2171
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2200
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2187
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2285
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2059
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2221