Guangzhou vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$4695
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1222
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1901
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$637
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3568
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
97
79
😀 Quality of life
75
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
709K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 66% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6607th and 1293rd ($742 vs $2197) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in China and Norway, respectively. Check China vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 955th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Oslo

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Guangzhou Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$10.2
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$8301

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$1805
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2077
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1626
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$1781
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1616
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$1835
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$1705
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$1471
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$1936
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$1715
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1585
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$1767
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1569
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$1723
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$1554
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1261
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$1637
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1530
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1246
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1428
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1332
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1575
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1299
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1396
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1528
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1465
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1203
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1718
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1690
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1276
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1455
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1783
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1250
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1482
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$2283
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$1912
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2129
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$1991