Guangzhou vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$342
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$863
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
8
😀 Quality of life
77
64
🏙️ Population
18.7M
133K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 41% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6854th and 4490th ($785 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.7 months in Male. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 1149th and 5278th 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
$2.93
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$3305

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19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

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$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322