Guangzhou vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$6846
🏠 One person rent
$354
$2058
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$3020
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$916
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$4546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
52
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
139K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 76% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6835th and 86th ($782 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 2285th and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Reykjavik

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Guangzhou Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$12.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$144
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$30361

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3212
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2621
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2974
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2066
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2053
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1540
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1620
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1645
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1848
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1656
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1852
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1906
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1862
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2121
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1585
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1769
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1652
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1707
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1902
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1568
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1782
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1854
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1588
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1821
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1784
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2331
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1892
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1954
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1496
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1945
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1980
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2978
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2179
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1490
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2363
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2135
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1984
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2627
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2409