Guangzhou vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$3918
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
97
53
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
140K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 74% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6602nd and 204th ($763 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 1036th and 189th 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
$3.58
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$11.1
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$6167

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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

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161