Guangzhou vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$354
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$4507
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
96
90
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.51M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 69% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6835th and 889th ($782 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 2285th and 38th 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
$2.86
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$16629

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748