Guangzhou vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2226
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$352
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$830
$1682
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$79
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1842
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
97
92
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
18.7M
2.75M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 55% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6548th and 2624th ($774 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1055th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Rome

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Guangzhou Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$5.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$465
$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$655
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10125
$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4029
$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.55
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.09
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.6
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.77
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.18
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.58
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14511
$9864

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$964
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1101
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1074
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1239
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1133
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1231
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1204
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1396
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1270
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1165
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1521
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1201