Guangzhou vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1330
🏠 One person rent
$333
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1320
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
57
😀 Quality of life
75
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
5.95M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 47% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 6602nd and 8532nd ($763 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 2.5 months in Pune. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Pune ranked 6th in India, while ranked 1036th and 5075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Guangzhou Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$5.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.4
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$21.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
9.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.48
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$8.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$52.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$1727

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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
94 km or 58 mi Satara
$312
106 km or 66 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
110 km or 68 mi Kalyan
$396
119 km or 74 mi Mumbai
$716
119 km or 74 mi Thane
$484
120 km or 75 mi Bhiwandi
$368
153 km or 95 mi Vasai
$288
165 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
199 km or 123 mi Sangli
$310
206 km or 128 mi Kolhapur
$332
213 km or 132 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
216 km or 134 mi Aurangabad
$406
237 km or 147 mi Solapur
$294
237 km or 147 mi Malegaon
$394
273 km or 169 mi Bijapur
$348
287 km or 179 mi Navsari
$284
288 km or 179 mi Latur
$409
303 km or 188 mi Belgaum
$491
314 km or 195 mi Surat
$785
330 km or 205 mi Jalgaon
$357
338 km or 210 mi Panjim
$402
342 km or 212 mi Gulbarga
$254
347 km or 215 mi Mormugao
$488
361 km or 224 mi Margao
$429
366 km or 227 mi Hubli
$357
373 km or 232 mi Nanded
$335
403 km or 250 mi Bhavnagar
$297
411 km or 255 mi Akola
$304
426 km or 265 mi Vadodara
$406
447 km or 278 mi Nizamabad
$364
452 km or 281 mi Hospet
$279
474 km or 295 mi Godhra
$391
476 km or 296 mi Nadiad
$399
480 km or 299 mi Mahbubnagar
$373
486 km or 302 mi Adoni
$382
488 km or 303 mi Amravati
$283
501 km or 312 mi Davanagere
$325
504 km or 313 mi Hyderabad
$488
505 km or 314 mi Secunderabad
$414
511 km or 318 mi Indore
$379