Guangzhou vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guangzhou	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$758	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1996	$5199
🏠 One person rent	$322	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$570	$2330
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$621
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$792	$3953
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	56
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	18.7M	950K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 66% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6838th and 1415th ($758 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1218th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 2100th and 278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Jacksonville

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	Guangzhou	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.82	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.46	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$6.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$472	$1437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1090
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$2539
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$1973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.4	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9090	$3110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3370	$2396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.76	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.85	$8.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.35	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.52	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.25	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.51	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.4	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$93.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$1315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14783	$11123

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$589
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$662
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$829
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$777
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$518
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$662
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$827
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$878
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1746
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$608
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$816
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2414
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$766
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$892
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$809
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$765
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$941
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$766
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$780
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$773
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$750
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$579
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$669
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$451
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$897
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$454
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$589
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$693
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$546
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$634
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$574
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$622
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$697
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$677

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2192
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2104
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2107
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2161
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2335
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2099
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2190
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1919
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2160
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2282
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2247
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2358
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2294
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2335
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1482
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2152
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2255
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2304
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2336
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2351
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2320
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2378
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2357
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2317
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2433
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2473
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2220
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2057
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2290
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2664
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2579
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1806