Guangzhou vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$333	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	75	99
🏙️ Population	18.7M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 78% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6602nd and 37th ($763 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in London. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1036th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs London

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	Guangzhou	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$25830

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055