Guangzhou vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1789
🏠 One person rent
$333
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$463
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
97
19
😀 Quality of life
75
38
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.71M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 16% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7242nd ($763 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 159th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Ranked 6th vs 314th best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 7154th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs Nanyang infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs Nanyang

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and Nanyang are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3339
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$14023

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$614
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$587
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$614
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$594
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$591
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$611
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$622
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$555
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$659
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$599
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$612
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$571
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$650
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$610
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$574
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$542
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$683
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$568
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$541
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$559
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$521
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$647
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$535
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$599
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$599
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$517
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$531
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$612
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$522
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$647
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$598
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$606
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$551
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$533
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$554
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$525
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$626
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$575
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$502