Guangzhou vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$333
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$5777
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
75
97
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5th ($763 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1036th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs New York City infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs New York City

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and New York City are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$20585

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108