Guangzhou vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4820
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1219
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2088
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$518
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$2681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
3.51M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6835th and 1805th ($782 vs $2089) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 2285th and 190th 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
$2.86
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$71
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$14237

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 Madrid

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1747
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1648
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1671
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1688
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1697
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1226
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1350
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1366
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1251
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1384
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1433
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1408
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1215
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$918
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1260
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1387
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1343
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1451
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1349
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1461
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1146
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1253
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1462
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1356
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1435
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1471
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1300
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1734
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1365
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1123
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1388
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1331
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1299
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$957
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1385
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1366
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1797