Guangzhou vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$6239
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1744
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$3093
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$4372
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
467K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 71% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6854th and 604th ($785 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 532nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Long Beach

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Guangzhou Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$7.35
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$19617

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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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2893
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3115
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3737
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2739
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3076
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2880
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2694
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2989
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3771
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2867
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3243
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2766
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2875
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3139
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2987
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2866
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2798
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2840
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2945
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3251
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2868
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3295
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2945
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2888
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3066
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2826
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2818
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2835
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3090
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2826
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3164