Guangzhou vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5536
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2292
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
98
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.35M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 66% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 6854th and 1228th ($785 vs $2328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Milan. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 1149th and 276th 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
$2.93
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1060
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1894
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$11130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$5384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$43.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$22.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$23.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$7.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$83.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$898
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$19884

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1803
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1706
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1330
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1624
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1725
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1716
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1479
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1757
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1497
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1479
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1591
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1563
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1556
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1320
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2763
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1429
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1394
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1335
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1893
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3160
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1226
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1320
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1620
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1613
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1659
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1586
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1578
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1724
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1488
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1673
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2850
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1565
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1607
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1386
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1665
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1653