Guangzhou vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$3732
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
75
97
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 70% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6838th and 843rd ($758 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2100th and 18th 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
$2.82
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488