Guangzhou vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$354
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
74
64
🏙️ Population
18.7M
133K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 40% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6835th and 4552nd ($782 vs $1311) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Male. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 2285th and 5347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Male

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Guangzhou Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$3300

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327