Guangzhou vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$322
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$1378
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
94
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
4.04M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 33% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6838th and 4867th ($758 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2100th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$17207

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589