Guangzhou vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$5652
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1380
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3717
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
97
91
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.51M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1056th ($763 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1036th and 54th 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
$3.58
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$26.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$23
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$19483

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668