Guangzhou vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$3063
🏠 One person rent
$352
$469
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1083
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1589
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.04M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 28% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6548th and 5000th ($774 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1055th and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$18855

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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

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1181
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$875
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$967
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$731
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$821
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$897
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$728
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$894
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$813
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$796
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$770
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$747
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$669
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$625
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$788
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$814
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$648
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1155
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$644
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$627
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$956
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$681
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$823
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$726
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$688
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$630
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$671
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$664
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1154
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$603
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$682
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$661
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$649
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$601
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$587
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$677
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$616
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$451
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$671
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$581