Guangzhou vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5469
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1319
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2448
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4662
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.3M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6607th and 1234th ($742 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1107th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 955th and 86th 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
$4.17
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$23011

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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
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2141
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2118
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2128
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2132
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2148
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2126
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2107
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2115
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2123
41 km or 25 mi League
$2125
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2055
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2136
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2737
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2023
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1801
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1919
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1988
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1694
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1829
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1925
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1879
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1778
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1975
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1915
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1445
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2179
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2590
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2095
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2066
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2150
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2146
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2093
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2191
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2146
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2190
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2071
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1989
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2175