Guangzhou vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$354
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$255
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6835th and 7076th ($782 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 2285th and 4887th 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
$2.86
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$4412

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301