Guangzhou vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1720
🏠 One person rent
$333
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$736
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$41.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
66
😀 Quality of life
75
47
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% more expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7921st ($763 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 40th in China and Iran, respectively. Check China vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 1036th and 6374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Isfahan

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Guangzhou Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$0.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$8.42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
26.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$1.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$114
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$20
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$56.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$559

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Isfahan

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
27 km or 17 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
28 km or 18 mi Najafabad
$545
73 km or 45 mi Shahreza
$527
83 km or 52 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
150 km or 93 mi Kashan
$575
191 km or 119 mi Izeh
$490
220 km or 137 mi Yasuj
$489
234 km or 146 mi Qom
$472
236 km or 147 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
243 km or 151 mi Arak
$462
259 km or 161 mi Dorud
$518
265 km or 165 mi Behbahan
$507
267 km or 166 mi Yazd
$577
272 km or 169 mi Shushtar
$559
291 km or 181 mi Saveh
$542
292 km or 181 mi Varamin
$673
305 km or 189 mi Borujerd
$513
307 km or 191 mi Dezful
$588
311 km or 193 mi Qarchak
$693
312 km or 194 mi Andimeshk
$583
315 km or 196 mi Pakdasht
$689
319 km or 198 mi Ahvaz
$588
320 km or 199 mi Robat Karim
$690
322 km or 200 mi Malayer
$470
322 km or 200 mi Khorramabad
$559
324 km or 201 mi Eslamshahr
$716
326 km or 203 mi Marvdasht
$546
328 km or 204 mi Nasimshahr
$706
328 km or 204 mi Ray
$720
329 km or 205 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
337 km or 209 mi Kazerun
$537
340 km or 211 mi Shahriar
$708
341 km or 212 mi Tehran
$797
342 km or 212 mi Malard
$701
344 km or 214 mi Pardis
$675
345 km or 215 mi Andisheh
$696
346 km or 215 mi Qods
$706
348 km or 216 mi Shiraz
$558
348 km or 216 mi Fardis
$699