Guangzhou vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Guangzhou	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$763	$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$333	$554
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$897
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.2	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$1147
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	97	48
😀 Quality of life	75	76
🏙️ Population	18.7M	1.32M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 43% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4267th ($763 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.9 months in Montevideo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 1036th and 940th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Montevideo

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	Guangzhou	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.58	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$3.59
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$457	$561
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$395
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$932
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$670
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	5.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10222	$2796
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4345	$2616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.63	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.94	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$3.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.15	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.76	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.38	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$3.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.4	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.06	$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$93.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$439	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15919	$7936

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1169
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1171
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1096
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1188
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$968
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1505
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$622
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$616
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1080
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$683
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$481
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$540
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$620
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$740
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$721
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$728
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$766
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$909
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$808
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$752
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$749
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$777
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$779
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$770
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$790
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$812
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771