Guangzhou vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$2110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$5277
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1160
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$2028
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$696
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$3972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
97
65
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
18.7M
508K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6838th and 1700th ($758 vs $2110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1417th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kansas ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 2100th and 299th 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
$2.82
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$85.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$2072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$2177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$28880

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Kansas

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Prairie Village
$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi Kansas City
$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi Raytown
$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi Leawood
$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi Overland Park
$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi Independence
$1765
16 km or 10 mi Shawnee
$2271
18 km or 11 mi Lenexa
$2311
18 km or 11 mi Gladstone
$1902
19 km or 12 mi Grandview
$2248
23 km or 14 mi Lee's Summit
$2052
25 km or 16 mi Liberty
$1647
26 km or 16 mi Belton
$1841
27 km or 17 mi Olathe
$2261
27 km or 17 mi Blue Springs
$1943
39 km or 24 mi Gardner
$2160
41 km or 26 mi Leavenworth
$2120
57 km or 35 mi Lawrence
$1912
82 km or 51 mi St. Joseph
$1946
95 km or 59 mi Topeka
$1574
123 km or 77 mi Sedalia
$1893
156 km or 97 mi Emporia
$1368
174 km or 108 mi Manhattan
$1761
183 km or 113 mi Pittsburg
$1909
195 km or 121 mi Columbia
$1638
195 km or 121 mi Junction
$1875
215 km or 134 mi Jefferson
$1830
219 km or 136 mi Joplin
$1848
235 km or 146 mi Springfield
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Nixa
$1522
261 km or 162 mi Bellevue
$1963
263 km or 163 mi Salina
$1535
265 km or 165 mi Lincoln
$1614
265 km or 165 mi Newton
$1729
268 km or 167 mi Council Bluffs
$1816
275 km or 171 mi Omaha
$2106
283 km or 176 mi Bartlesville
$1852
284 km or 176 mi Wichita
$1811
286 km or 178 mi Ottumwa
$1899
287 km or 178 mi Derby
$1855