Guangzhou vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	93
😀 Quality of life	75	82
🏙️ Population	18.7M	546K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 55% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 6548th and 2671st ($774 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 3rd in China and Portugal, respectively. Check China vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 1055th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Lisbon

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	Guangzhou	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$15150

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112