Guangzhou vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$342	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$3945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	56
😀 Quality of life	77	87
🏙️ Population	18.7M	950K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 6854th and 1499th ($785 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1231st 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 325th 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	$2.93	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$11918

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711

Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863