Guangzhou vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$2386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
98
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.35M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6838th and 1250th ($758 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Milan. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 2100th and 315th 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
$2.82
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$16429

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700