Guangzhou vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
74
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
633K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 58% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6835th and 2663rd ($782 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1875th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Memphis

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Guangzhou Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822