Guangzhou vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5057
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1352
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4093
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
56
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
950K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6607th and 1168th ($742 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1050th 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 955th and 223rd 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
$4.17
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2366
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$62.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1419
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$6608

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Jacksonville

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Jacksonville Beach
$2176
26 km or 16 mi Fleming Island
$2167
49 km or 31 mi St. Marys
$2156
74 km or 46 mi Palatka
$2129
96 km or 60 mi Palm Coast
$2201
98 km or 61 mi Gainesville
$1890
120 km or 75 mi Waycross
$2281
127 km or 79 mi Ormond Beach
$2183
134 km or 83 mi Ocala
$1917
137 km or 85 mi Daytona Beach
$2128
147 km or 91 mi DeLand
$2350
147 km or 91 mi Port Orange
$2281
159 km or 99 mi New Smyrna Beach
$2575
163 km or 101 mi Deltona
$2357
163 km or 101 mi Eustis
$2268
167 km or 104 mi Edgewater
$2448
167 km or 104 mi Valdosta
$2136
169 km or 105 mi Hinesville
$2059
169 km or 105 mi Leesburg
$2231
174 km or 108 mi Sanford
$2343
183 km or 114 mi Apopka
$2380
184 km or 114 mi Winter Springs
$2373
186 km or 115 mi Altamonte Springs
$2425
187 km or 116 mi Casselberry
$2409
189 km or 118 mi Oviedo
$2342
194 km or 120 mi Winter Park
$2475
194 km or 121 mi Ocoee
$2390
195 km or 121 mi Winter Garden
$2348
197 km or 122 mi Clermont
$2266
200 km or 124 mi Savannah
$2294
200 km or 124 mi Orlando
$2634
202 km or 126 mi Pooler
$2090
208 km or 129 mi Titusville
$2187
209 km or 130 mi Brooksville
$2243
223 km or 138 mi Bluffton
$2563
224 km or 139 mi Hilton Head Island
$2643
225 km or 140 mi Kissimmee
$1860
233 km or 145 mi St. Cloud
$2073
237 km or 147 mi Zephyrhills
$2127
237 km or 148 mi Statesboro
$1884