Guangzhou vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
91
😀 Quality of life
75
92
🏙️ Population
18.7M
548K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1500th ($763 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 53rd 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Manchester. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1036th and 76th 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
$3.58
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$6.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$17390

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761