Guangzhou vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2651
🏠 One person rent
$333
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1033
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$752
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
18.7M
15.5M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6607th and 5143rd ($742 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Turkey, respectively. Check China vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 955th and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Istanbul

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Guangzhou Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9042

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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

Cities near Istanbul

Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Cayirova
$574
46 km or 28 mi Gebze
$582
73 km or 45 mi Korfez
$558
79 km or 49 mi Kocaeli
$527
83 km or 51 mi Golcuk
$577
87 km or 54 mi Izmit
$618
91 km or 56 mi Kapakli
$550
92 km or 57 mi Bursa
$772
96 km or 59 mi Kartepe
$577
98 km or 61 mi Corlu
$512
111 km or 69 mi Bandirma
$576
113 km or 70 mi Inegol
$642
121 km or 75 mi Tekirdag
$414
124 km or 77 mi Adapazari
$421
124 km or 77 mi Sakarya
$616
129 km or 80 mi Bilecik
$646
141 km or 88 mi Luleburgaz
$500
166 km or 103 mi Kirklareli
$407
176 km or 110 mi Balikesir
$665
186 km or 115 mi Duzce
$438
190 km or 118 mi Eskisehir
$558
192 km or 120 mi Uzunkopru
$561
197 km or 122 mi Kutahya
$640
207 km or 129 mi Burgas
$508
208 km or 129 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$530
214 km or 133 mi Edirne
$665
224 km or 139 mi Bolu
$519
234 km or 145 mi Soma
$618
236 km or 147 mi Canakkale
$570
259 km or 161 mi Varna
$851
260 km or 162 mi Alexandroupoli
$907
261 km or 162 mi Yambol
$563
261 km or 162 mi Usak
$576
284 km or 177 mi Afyonkarahisar
$493
287 km or 178 mi Sliven
$616
290 km or 180 mi Salihli
$606
290 km or 180 mi Bartin
$567
295 km or 184 mi Manisa
$647
296 km or 184 mi Mytilene
$937
299 km or 186 mi Komotini
$1001