Guangzhou vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2491
🏠 One person rent
$333
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$729
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$613
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
4
😀 Quality of life
75
35
🏙️ Population
18.7M
12.9K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6607th and 5256th ($742 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 955th and 7788th 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
$4.17
$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$3332

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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 Kingstown

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Georgetown
$993
69 km or 43 mi Vieux Fort
$1191
98 km or 61 mi Castries
$1108
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1069
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1069
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1353
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1099
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$834
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1218
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1217
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1053
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$898
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1561
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1575
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$710
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$666
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$654
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1074
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$686
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1076
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$748
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1212
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1214
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$769
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$719
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$608
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$637
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1857
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$700
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$760