Guangzhou vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$9136
🏠 One person rent
$322
$2713
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$4396
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$874
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$5599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
98
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6838th and 4th ($758 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 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 2100th and 11th 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
$2.82
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$8.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$157
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$22663

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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 York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2717
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2783
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2727
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2725
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2735
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2811
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2671
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2712
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2765
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2538
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2688
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2756
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2545
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2475
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2647
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2770
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2705
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2513
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2695
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2769
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2655
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2730
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2718
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2609
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2506
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2723
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2911
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2779
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2680
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2470
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3174