Guangzhou vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4556
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1204
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1870
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$2742
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
91
😀 Quality of life
75
91
🏙️ Population
18.7M
548K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6607th and 1798th ($742 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 57th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 955th and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Manchester

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Guangzhou Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$13845

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Cities near Guangzhou

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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629