Guangzhou vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$352
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3560
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
97
90
😀 Quality of life
75
93
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.51M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 65% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6548th and 1352nd ($774 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1055th 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
$3.42
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$4.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$14702

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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
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560