Guangzhou vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3423
🏠 One person rent
$333
$641
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$462
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
72
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
625K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 46% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 6607th and 3960th ($742 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 531st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 955th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Leipzig

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Guangzhou Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$10639

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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 Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1303
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1269
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1263
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1242
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1270
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1260
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1253
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1262
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1271
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1249
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1214
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1230
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1096
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1255
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1258
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1269
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1069
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1134
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1193
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$961
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1216
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1135
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1263
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1252
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1260
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1296
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1250
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1099
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1165
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1248
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1278
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1329
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1295
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1351
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204