Guangzhou vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1283
🏠 One person rent
$333
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1223
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
57
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.95M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 46% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6607th and 8446th ($742 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 6th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 955th and 5080th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$5.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$41.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$8.36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
9.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$1417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$14.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$51.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$93.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$1763

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$400
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$391
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$706
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$482
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$315
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$359
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$352
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$379
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$345
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$345
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$361
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$301
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$431
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$497
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$809
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$359
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$376
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$508
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$433
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$361
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$342
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$296
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$375
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$399
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$360
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$358
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$385
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$396
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$350
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$325
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$369
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$470
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$406
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$390