Guangzhou vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1499
🏠 One person rent
$333
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$411
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
97
30
😀 Quality of life
75
25
🏙️ Population
18.7M
42.7K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 43% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8393rd ($763 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 4th in China and Kenya, respectively. Check China vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 1036th and 8584th 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
$3.58
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$26.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$1063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$8360

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$571
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$460
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545