Guangzhou vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2071
🏠 One person rent
$333
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$908
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$582
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
77
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
18.7M
10.6M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 0.8% more expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6641st ($763 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 1036th and 4600th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$19.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$3.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$73.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1128
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$3.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$9494

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi South Tangerang
$577
17 km or 11 mi Bekasi
$541
20 km or 12 mi Depok
$419
24 km or 15 mi Tangerang
$605
43 km or 27 mi Bogor
$553
78 km or 48 mi Serang
$524
79 km or 49 mi Sukabumi
$596
95 km or 59 mi Cilegon
$522
106 km or 66 mi Cimahi
$530
114 km or 71 mi Bandung
$571
195 km or 121 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
196 km or 122 mi Bandar Lampung
$378
198 km or 123 mi Cirebon
$551
210 km or 131 mi Metro
$438
226 km or 141 mi Banjar
$517
263 km or 163 mi Tegal
$512
292 km or 182 mi Cilacap
$508
321 km or 200 mi Pekalongan
$506
403 km or 251 mi Semarang
$550
423 km or 263 mi Salatiga
$447
423 km or 263 mi Prabumulih
$441
427 km or 265 mi Yogyakarta
$453
427 km or 265 mi Palembang
$420
463 km or 288 mi Surakarta
$434
467 km or 290 mi Pagar Alam
$485
540 km or 335 mi Madiun
$507
548 km or 340 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
575 km or 357 mi Bengkulu
$530
597 km or 371 mi Kediri
$487
622 km or 386 mi Blitar
$470
627 km or 390 mi Jambi
$499
633 km or 393 mi Mojokerto
$512
653 km or 406 mi Batu
$427
661 km or 411 mi Surabaya
$558
667 km or 414 mi Malang
$388
688 km or 427 mi Pasuruan
$495
724 km or 450 mi Probolinggo
$518
742 km or 461 mi Pontianak
$458
826 km or 513 mi Singkawang
$459
836 km or 520 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549