Guangzhou vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$333
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
82
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
18.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 5% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6607th and 6763rd ($742 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 955th and 4571st 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
$4.17
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$2517

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325