Guangzhou vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5242
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2098
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$679
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$3890
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
65
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
508K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6854th and 1591st ($785 vs $2158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1295th 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 Kansas. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kansas ranked 114th in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 359th 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
$2.93
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$7.07
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$948
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2320
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2610
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$7.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$152
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$21608

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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 Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2357
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2220
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2080
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2349
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2499
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2307
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2372
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1944
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2273
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2093
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1680
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1846
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2327
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$2018
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2173
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2134
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1832
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1977
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1574
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1910
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1357
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1790
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1917
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1730
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1908
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1606
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1824
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1273
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1537
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1883
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1597
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1643
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1750
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1875
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2008
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1833
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1939
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1859