Guangzhou vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$342
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
94
😀 Quality of life
77
90
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.04M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 30% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6854th and 4931st ($785 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1149th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs New Taipei

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Guangzhou New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$21429

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Cities near Guangzhou

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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612