Guangzhou vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$4659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
96
100
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6854th and 1367th ($785 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1144th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 14th 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
$2.93
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$22291

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123