Guangzhou vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guangzhou	Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$774	$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2226	$1851
🏠 One person rent	$352	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$830	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$79	$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1294	$587
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	73
😀 Quality of life	75	67
🏙️ Population	18.7M	2.96M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 10% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 6548th and 6858th ($774 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 12th in China and the Philippines, respectively. Check China vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 1055th and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Quezon

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	Guangzhou	Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$465	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$263	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1183	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$655	$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.9	$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10125	$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4029	$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.18	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.64	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.72	$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.7	$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.58	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$39	$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14511	$2744

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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

Cities near Quezon

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Mandaluyong	$746
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Manila	$766
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Caloocan	$640
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Marikina	$546
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Pasig	$670
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Malabon	$623
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Valenzuela	$506
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Makati	$901
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Pasay	$770
11 km or 6.5 mi	Navotas	$732
12 km or 7.2 mi	Cainta	$704
13 km or 8.1 mi	Taguig	$780
14 km or 8.9 mi	Meycauayan	$577
16 km or 10 mi	Antipolo	$535
19 km or 12 mi	Paranaque	$621
20 km or 13 mi	San Jose del Monte	$496
20 km or 13 mi	Bacoor	$538
21 km or 13 mi	Las Pinas	$589
25 km or 15 mi	Imus	$518
26 km or 16 mi	Binangonan	$487
28 km or 17 mi	Muntinlupa	$676
31 km or 19 mi	San Pedro	$575
32 km or 20 mi	General Trias	$457
33 km or 21 mi	Malolos	$572
34 km or 21 mi	Binan	$539
35 km or 22 mi	Dasmarinas	$400
36 km or 23 mi	Santa Rosa	$508
41 km or 26 mi	Cabuyao	$545
43 km or 27 mi	Trece Martires	$515
49 km or 30 mi	Calamba	$486
58 km or 36 mi	San Fernando	$610
62 km or 39 mi	Tanauan	$508
63 km or 39 mi	Santo Tomas	$504
70 km or 44 mi	San Pablo	$427
75 km or 46 mi	Angeles	$613
78 km or 49 mi	Lipa	$398
81 km or 50 mi	Mabalacat	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Olongapo	$464
95 km or 59 mi	Cabanatuan	$372
98 km or 61 mi	Batangas	$508