Guangzhou vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$333	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	4
😀 Quality of life	75	26
🏙️ Population	18.7M	13.9K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 22% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5821st ($763 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.7 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 1036th and 8479th 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	$3.58	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$7051

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$602
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$678
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$830
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$808
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$491
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$641
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$824
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$958
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1590
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$629
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2427
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$801
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$852
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$895
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$819
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$783
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$1014
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$780
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$774
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$774
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$746
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$726
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$795
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$691
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$794
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$813
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$592
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$605
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$725
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$538
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$618
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$607
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$623
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$611
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$713
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$671

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785