Guangzhou vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5093
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1183
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2074
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
64
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
508K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6607th and 1733rd ($742 vs $2026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1521st 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2 months in Kansas. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kansas ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 955th and 232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$60.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$52.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$61.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$28701

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2187
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2188
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2070
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2171
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2242
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1979
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2154
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2186
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$2032
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2148
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2122
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$2059
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$2147
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2157
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$2058
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2006
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1456
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$2038
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1708
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1886
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1784
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1787
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1887
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1854
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1878
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1836
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1555
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1703
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$2220
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1575
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1681
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1703
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1747
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2324
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1762
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1774
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1744
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1820