Guangzhou vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1726
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3985
🏠 One person rent
$333
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1693
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
98
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.28M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 57% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6607th and 2577th ($742 vs $1726) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 7th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Madrid. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 955th and 121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Madrid

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Guangzhou Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$58.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1118
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
2.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$9474

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1721
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1368
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1377
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1572
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1492
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1219
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1298
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1156
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1138
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1282
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1303
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1139
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1187
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1203
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1207
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$973
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$932
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1127
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1140
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1109
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$983
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1137
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1241
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1142
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$902
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1260
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1206
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1283
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1327
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1096
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1382
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$987
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$963
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1056
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1210
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$807
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1214
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1176
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1437