Guangzhou vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$4608
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1707
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$3719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
96
66
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
633K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 59% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6854th and 2305th ($785 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1739th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 1149th and 311th 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
$2.93
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$27334

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
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

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2185
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1891
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1979
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1888
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2058
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2300
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2171
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1985
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1782
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1890
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2079
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1838
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1588
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1534
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1638
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1816
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1883
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1525
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1862
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1922
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1427
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1940
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1868
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1818
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1756
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1749
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1968
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1725
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1686
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2027
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1812
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1666
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2074
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2291
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1429
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1427
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1829
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2809