Guangzhou vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Guangzhou	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$333	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$834	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1117	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	100
😀 Quality of life	75	98
🏙️ Population	18.7M	8.91M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 78% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6607th and 38th ($742 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 955th and 5th 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	$4.17	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1120	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$676	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.2	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.66%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10173	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4278	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.5	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.87	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.16	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.23	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.55	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.94	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.5	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18235	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908