Guangzhou vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$354	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	100
😀 Quality of life	74	95
🏙️ Population	18.7M	8.8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6835th and 4th ($782 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs New York City

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	Guangzhou	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$21999

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188