Guangzhou vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$322
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$711
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$50.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
83
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6838th and 7064th ($758 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 2100th and 4805th 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
$2.82
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$566
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$50.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$9.23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$6851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$5.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$0.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$3820

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$487
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$363
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$399
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$267
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$517
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$350
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$273
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$278
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$705
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$382
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$349
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$309
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$290
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$291
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$285
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$303
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$374
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$333
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$463
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$396
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$398
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$476
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$375
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$324
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$422
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$330
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$442
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$355
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$251
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$407
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$328
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$297
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$382
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$361
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$303
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$305
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$310