Guangzhou vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Guangzhou New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$3723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2577
$8021
🏠 One person rent
$406
$2426
🏘️ Family rent
$913
$3744
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$752
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.3
$347
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1248
$5796
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
100
😀 Quality of life
76
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
8.8M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 77% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6006th and 3rd ($863 vs $3723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st 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 1.4 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 2nd in the United States, while ranked 696th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.43
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.8
$84.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$8.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$504
$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$2007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$4220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$718
$3341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.3
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.5
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.1%
5.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13272
$14208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5592
$9347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.4
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.79
$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$4.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$17.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$6.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$3.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.84
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.2
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.8
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.8
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25540
$25572

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2139
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3115
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$2308
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2016
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2208
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$2132
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2012
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2008
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2023
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2020
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2611
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2018
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1921
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2027
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2025
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2008
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2012
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2014
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$1891
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2011
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2022
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2006
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2093
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$1992
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2011
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2089
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2004
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2889
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2023
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2017
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2265
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2013
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2020
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2372
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2015
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$2960