Guangzhou vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$6013
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1622
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$2504
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$818
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$4320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
37 km
🎓 Higher education
96
81
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
718K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 72% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6854th and 381st ($785 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in China and Norway, respectively. Check China vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 1149th and 27th 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
$2.93
$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$12.2
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$15566

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Oslo

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi Baerum
$2227
25 km or 16 mi Lillestrom
$2384
27 km or 17 mi Asker
$2231
35 km or 22 mi Jessheim
$2281
36 km or 22 mi Drammen
$1935
50 km or 31 mi Moss
$2084
57 km or 35 mi Horten
$1993
68 km or 42 mi Kongsberg
$2156
71 km or 44 mi Tonsberg
$2071
74 km or 46 mi Sarpsborg
$2018
78 km or 48 mi Fredrikstad
$2401
92 km or 57 mi Sandefjord
$2157
96 km or 60 mi Halden
$1855
100 km or 62 mi Hamar
$2092
103 km or 64 mi Skien
$1984
104 km or 65 mi Larvik
$2029
106 km or 66 mi Porsgrunn
$2002
106 km or 66 mi Arvika
$1423
108 km or 67 mi Gjovik
$2236
135 km or 84 mi Lillehammer
$1705
165 km or 103 mi Karlstad
$1481
186 km or 115 mi Uddevalla
$1574
194 km or 120 mi Vanersborg
$1424
197 km or 122 mi Arendal
$1980
201 km or 125 mi Trollhattan
$1358
220 km or 137 mi Mariestad
$1479
241 km or 150 mi Mora
$1625
245 km or 152 mi Skovde
$1503
247 km or 154 mi Ludvika
$1337
252 km or 156 mi Kristiansand
$1840
259 km or 161 mi Gothenburg
$1879
260 km or 162 mi Orebro
$1251
261 km or 162 mi Molndal
$1723
266 km or 166 mi Borlange
$1298
275 km or 171 mi Boras
$1544
276 km or 171 mi Frederikshavn
$1578
281 km or 175 mi Falun
$1810
303 km or 188 mi Sandnes
$2178
304 km or 189 mi Stavanger
$2617
305 km or 190 mi Bergen
$2336