Guangzhou vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$6311
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1782
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$3096
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$654
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$4305
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
467K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 71% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6835th and 524th ($782 vs $2732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 453rd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 282nd in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 992nd 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
$2.86
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1919
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1544
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$7165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$7.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$95.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$22757

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2750
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3078
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2880
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2702
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2770
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3118
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2829
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3718
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2695
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3051
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2835
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2688
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2970
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2892
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3744
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2820
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3193
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2698
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3227
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2827
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3057
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2930
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2810
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2803
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3199
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2847
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2879
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2850
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3020
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2815
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3055
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2769
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$3059