Guangzhou vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5122
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1239
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2039
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4263
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
81
😀 Quality of life
75
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
577K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6607th and 1560th ($742 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1383rd 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2 months in Milwaukee. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 955th and 138th 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
$4.17
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$24397

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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 Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253