Guangzhou vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$4312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.51M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6854th and 863rd ($785 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1149th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Munich

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Guangzhou Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$17274

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714