Guangzhou vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5083
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1194
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$3809
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
577K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 62% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6835th and 1833rd ($782 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1456th 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 260th 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
$2.86
$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$166
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$24369

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1963
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2040
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1997
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1997
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2028
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2020
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1966
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1812
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$2037
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$2079
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$2070
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1971
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$2034
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$2092
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1990
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2381
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1814
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2365
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2379
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2435
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2354
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1746
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2403
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2437
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2410
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$2131
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1844
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2229
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2402
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1784
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2504
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2398
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2371
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2519
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2434
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2415