Guangzhou vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$4345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
97
82
😀 Quality of life
75
87
🏙️ Population
18.7M
468K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 73% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6607th and 304th ($742 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 266th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 955th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Raleigh

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Guangzhou Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$22084

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Cities near Guangzhou

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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857