Guangzhou vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$352	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$3944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	97	85
😀 Quality of life	75	90
🏙️ Population	18.7M	442K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 75% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 6548th and 119th ($774 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 107th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 1055th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Miami

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	Guangzhou	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$23889

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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	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882