Guangzhou vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4187
🏠 One person rent
$333
$917
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1544
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$526
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2602
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
84
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
513K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 57% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 6607th and 2633rd ($742 vs $1713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 179th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Liverpool. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Liverpool ranked 18th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 955th and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Liverpool

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Guangzhou Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$6.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$658
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1072
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$7816

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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 Liverpool

Distance City Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi Bootle
$1656
3.9 km or 2.4 mi Birkenhead
$1652
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Wallasey
$1494
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Bebington
$1652
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Crosby
$1629
16 km or 10 mi Formby
$1642
17 km or 10 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
17 km or 11 mi St Helens
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Widnes
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Runcorn
$1733
25 km or 16 mi Chester
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Southport
$1650
27 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 18 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Rhyl
$1706
36 km or 22 mi Chorley
$1644
36 km or 23 mi Lytham St Annes
$1669
41 km or 26 mi Wrexham
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Bolton
$1711
43 km or 27 mi Altrincham
$1758
43 km or 27 mi Preston
$1467
45 km or 28 mi Blackpool
$1519
45 km or 28 mi Sale
$1795
46 km or 29 mi Stretford
$1807
47 km or 29 mi Salford
$1819
50 km or 31 mi Blackburn
$1689
50 km or 31 mi Bury
$1526
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Crewe
$1487
56 km or 35 mi Droylsden
$1793
60 km or 37 mi Rochdale
$1607
60 km or 37 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
60 km or 37 mi Oldham
$1652
61 km or 38 mi Macclesfield
$1703
65 km or 40 mi Burnley
$1613
68 km or 43 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
71 km or 44 mi Lancaster
$1532
71 km or 44 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
73 km or 45 mi Morecambe
$1568
73 km or 46 mi Leek
$1675