Guangzhou vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$333
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$6298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
96
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6607th and 6th ($742 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 955th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$17859

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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 York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028