Guangzhou vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$406
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$913
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1248
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
81
😀 Quality of life
76
65
🏙️ Population
18.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 38% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6006th and 7432nd ($863 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 3rd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Guangzhou compared to 1 months in Mumbai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 696th and 4403rd 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
$4.43
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13272
$6074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5592
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$2.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$1.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$98.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25540
$3106

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304