Guangzhou vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1713
🏠 One person rent
$352
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$732
😷 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 22% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 6548th and 7346th ($774 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 147th 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 320th best cities to live in China, and 1055th vs 7198th 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
$3.42
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$12899

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Dengzhou
$600
98 km or 61 mi Wugang
$571
99 km or 62 mi Zaoyang
$591
105 km or 66 mi Laohekou
$582
108 km or 67 mi Danjiangkou
$583
109 km or 68 mi Pingdingshan
$591
110 km or 68 mi Xiangyang
$604
134 km or 83 mi Ruzhou
$538
140 km or 87 mi Zhumadian
$637
145 km or 90 mi Yicheng
$577
152 km or 95 mi Luohe
$591
155 km or 96 mi Yuzhou
$552
163 km or 101 mi Suizhou
$621
165 km or 103 mi Xuchang
$586
169 km or 105 mi Shiyan
$576
169 km or 105 mi Dengfeng
$529
174 km or 108 mi Xinyang
$655
178 km or 110 mi Changge
$547
185 km or 115 mi Luoyang
$505
188 km or 117 mi Xinmi
$528
191 km or 119 mi Xinzheng
$538
193 km or 120 mi Yanshi
$509
196 km or 122 mi Guangshui
$619
199 km or 124 mi Gongyi
$522
204 km or 126 mi Zhongxiang
$577
208 km or 129 mi Zhoukou
$580
214 km or 133 mi Mengzhou
$505
214 km or 133 mi Xingyang
$519
220 km or 137 mi Jingmen
$588
221 km or 137 mi Zhengzhou
$512
222 km or 138 mi Anlu
$615
226 km or 140 mi Xiangcheng
$577
226 km or 141 mi Jingshan
$584
228 km or 142 mi Lingbao
$559
232 km or 144 mi Jiyuan
$520
233 km or 145 mi Sanmenxia
$564
236 km or 146 mi Qinyang
$504
249 km or 155 mi Yingcheng
$600
251 km or 156 mi Dangyang
$558
256 km or 159 mi Jiaozuo
$479