Guangzhou vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$352
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$103
😷 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 20% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6548th and 5680th ($774 vs $972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 5th 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 1055th and 9148th 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
$3.42
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$1617

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$611
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$656
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$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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$805
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$1611
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$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
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$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
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$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
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$1121
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$747
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$755
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$647