Guangzhou vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5260
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1161
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2350
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$568
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
75
85
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.37M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6607th and 1623rd ($742 vs $2074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Milan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 4th in Italy, while ranked 955th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Milan

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Guangzhou Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2949
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$9948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$5301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$25.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$66.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$92.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$15544

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550