Guangzhou vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	97	78
😀 Quality of life	75	85
🏙️ Population	18.7M	936K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 6548th and 1551st ($774 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 7th in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 1055th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Jerusalem

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	Guangzhou	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$17799

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511