Guangzhou vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$333
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
95
😀 Quality of life
75
88
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.36M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 27% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6607th and 5229th ($742 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 955th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$11035

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589