Guangzhou vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$2173
🏠 One person rent
$333
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$101
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
36
😀 Quality of life
75
12
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.48M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 26% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5406th ($763 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 4th in China and Nigeria, respectively. Check China vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 1036th and 9136th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Onitsha

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Guangzhou Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$36.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
17.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$6.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$2.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$1.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$7.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$7.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$1.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$18.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$56.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1688

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$846
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1686
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$469
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$906
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$537
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$638
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$886
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$651
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$658
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$635
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$374
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$774
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$704
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1262
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$933
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$759
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$812
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$655
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$526
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$710
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$699
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$714
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1133
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$787
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1019
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1368
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$794
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$710
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$757
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$755
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$377
518 km or 322 mi Save
$644
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$617
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$621
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$735
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1201
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$764
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$711
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$655