Guangzhou vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1408
🏠 One person rent
$354
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$39.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$415
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
96
27
😀 Quality of life
74
32
🏙️ Population
18.7M
42.7K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 44% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6835th and 8447th ($782 vs $542) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 2285th and 8725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Meru

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Guangzhou Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$183
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$39.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$1070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$28.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$19.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$9031

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$455
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$797
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$419
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$508
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$520
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$533
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$505
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$523
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$624
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$602
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$651
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$553
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$593
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$604
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$670
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$722
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$563
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$544
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$623
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$551
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$588
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$506
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$743
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$408
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$996
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$825
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$775
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$572
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$528
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$620
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$811
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$691
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$724
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$518
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$693
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$810
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$544