Guangzhou vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$342
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
77
68
🏙️ Population
18.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 9% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6854th and 7177th ($785 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 1149th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Mumbai

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Guangzhou Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$4986

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281