Guangzhou vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$1306
🏠 One person rent
$352
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
58
😀 Quality of life
75
62
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.95M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6548th and 8539th ($774 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 6th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 1055th and 4894th 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
$3.42
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.14
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$3.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$1975

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650

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Distance City Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$304
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$381
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$501
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$362
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$284
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$333
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$292
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$307
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$350
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$293
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$378
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$340
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$286
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$397
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$473
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$771
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$348
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$401
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$250
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$492
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$430
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$359
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$315
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$298
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$295
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$376
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$294
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$272
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$371
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$382
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$366
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$296
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$292
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$464
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$395
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$367