Guangzhou vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1183
🏠 One person rent
$342
$207
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$363
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$230
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
58
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
6.2M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 59% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6854th and 8694th ($785 vs $495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 7th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Pune. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 1149th and 5658th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Pune

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Guangzhou Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$22
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$33.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$7.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$2.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$5.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$1.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$9.96
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$49.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$2247

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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 Pune

Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$256
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$355
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$717
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$464
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$335
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$252
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$279
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$287
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$335
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$269
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$370
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$298
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$267
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$365
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$391
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$663
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$285
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$372
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$253
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$404
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$372
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$333
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$308
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$273
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$282
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$358
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$287
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$250
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$350
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$360
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$359
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$281
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$264
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$444
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$374
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$346