Guangzhou vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$3640
🏠 One person rent
$406
$700
🏘️ Family rent
$913
$1371
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$508
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1248
$2758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
97
91
😀 Quality of life
76
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
523K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 41% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 6006th and 2912th ($863 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 24th in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Lyon ranked 3rd in France, while ranked 696th and 120th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Lyon

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Guangzhou Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$52.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$6.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$700
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$537
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$99.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13272
$5918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5592
$4532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$6.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$90.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25540
$11726

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597

Cities near Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1372
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1390
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1332
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1442
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1270
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1331
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1316
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1625
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$2369
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$2508
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$2434
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$2497
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3012
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1320
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1230
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1724
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1386
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3419
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1301
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1715
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2501
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2606
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1164
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$2755
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2159
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1330
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1132
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1214
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1479
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2504
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1333
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2237
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2126
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2068
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2231
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1163
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1120
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1246
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2511