Guangzhou vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$342	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$1067
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	4
😀 Quality of life	77	54
🏙️ Population	18.7M	24.5K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 21% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6854th and 5614th ($785 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 1149th and 6384th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kingstown

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	Guangzhou	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$10636

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793