Guangzhou vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guangzhou	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$785	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2110	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$342	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$587	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.2	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1288	$4720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	77	97
🏙️ Population	18.7M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 79% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6854th and 28th ($785 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in London. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1149th and 4th 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	$2.93	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.55	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$437	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.4	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.46%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9091	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3444	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.01	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.78	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.79	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.6	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.1	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.46	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19408	$25686

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178