Guangzhou vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$333	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$3947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	81
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	18.7M	577K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 63% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1688th ($763 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 1036th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Milwaukee

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	Guangzhou	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$24309

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Cities near Guangzhou

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392