Guangzhou vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1595
🏠 One person rent
$342
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
83 km
🎓 Higher education
96
17
😀 Quality of life
77
44
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.71M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 37% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6854th and 8211th ($785 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 352nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Nanyang. Ranked 3rd vs 320th best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 7311th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Nanyang

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Guangzhou Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$9.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$16421

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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 Nanyang

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$555
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$521
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$562
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$545
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$541
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$533
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$575
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$529
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$599
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$556
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$519
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$516
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$593
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$487
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$556
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$522
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$596
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$504
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$540
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$520
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$514
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$524
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$589
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$573
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$610
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$513
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$520
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$587
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$523
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$595
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$583
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$585
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$525
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$525
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$537
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$513
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$554
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$492