Guangzhou vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5242
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1156
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1999
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$687
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3917
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
508K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6835th and 1736th ($782 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1388th 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kansas ranked 115th in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 372nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kansas

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Guangzhou Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$7.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$897
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$5.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$25297

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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
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1832
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2283
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2341
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1945
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2258
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2068
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1707
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2299
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1995
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2105
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1808
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1972
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1563
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1914
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1358
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1786
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1914
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1715
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1904
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1716
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1825
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1276
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1541
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1888
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1578
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1649
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1739
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1871
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2017
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1820
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1918
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1860