Guangzhou vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$4411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
75
78
🏙️ Population
18.7M
467K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 73% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 6838th and 327th ($758 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 273rd 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 2100th and 982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$19997

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821