Guangzhou vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3414
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
99
😀 Quality of life
75
95
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.15M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 68% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6602nd and 998th ($763 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and France, respectively. Check China vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1036th and 22nd 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
$3.58
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$18941

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395