Guangzhou vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1979
🏠 One person rent
$333
$392
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1047
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$910
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
82
😀 Quality of life
75
64
🏙️ Population
18.7M
15.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 7% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6838th ($763 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 1036th and 4476th 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
$3.58
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.79
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$2724

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$484
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$396
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$288
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$519
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$312
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$284
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$785
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$394
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$406
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$310
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$297
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$294
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$357
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$406
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$348
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$491
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$409
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$402
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$488
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$399
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$326
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$429
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$391
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$344
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$471
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$357
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$424
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$335
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$304
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$402
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$379
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$327
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$364
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$283