Guangzhou vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$4536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
75
76
🏙️ Population
18.7M
467K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 72% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6548th and 379th ($774 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 339th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 1055th and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$6.61
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$34.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$27134

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683