Guangzhou vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
75
94
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 67% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6607th and 1216th ($742 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 2nd in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 955th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Paris

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Guangzhou Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$8.14
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$16502

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381